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PDC Energy to acquire Core Wattenberg assets, accelerate Niobrara development
… it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire Core Wattenberg assets that contain significant liquid-rich horizontal drilling opportunities from a private party for a purchase price of approximately $330.6 million. The effective date …
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Shale gas in Europe: a myth or a reality?
… nineteenth century, shale gas production did not gain momentum until the recent development of technologies such as horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. But once these new methods were available shale gas production really took off. In …
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Marcellus shale: a modern-day gold rush
… the potential impacts from horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing ..... this year, including some horizontal drilling projects. Only one permit ..... groundwater contamination from horizontal drilling or fracing in the state …
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Avista Capital to acquire Top-Co
… Co is well positioned to continue to capitalize on several key oil and gas industry trends, including increased horizontal drilling , longer laterals, deeper wells and a greater number of frac stages per well, all of which will increase demand …
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Credo Petroleum discovers 6 oilfields in Kansas, Nebraska
… Davis continued, "Our Kansas and Nebraska asset is generally over-shadowed by our Bakken and Texas Panhandle horizontal drilling plays, and we believe its value and growth potential are generally under-appreciated. (It) is now providing …
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Ample reward available for early movers, fast followers
… acreage positions through a combination of leases and joint ventures. Common drilled a number of initial wells using horizontal drilling and large hydraulic fractures. The early wells were euphemistically called "science wells" - another way of …
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Upstream News
… With modern 3D seismic, re-entry into shallow wells, fracture stimulation possibilities and the potential for horizontal drilling all provide upside potential to the company's assets in Turkey, Mitchell told OGFJ in an earlier interview (OGFJ …
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University initiative to provide shale-development best practices training
… added in the Colorado School of Mines' Unconventional Natural Gas and Oil Institute. While hydraulic fracturing, horizontal drilling and other technologies used to produce shale gas are not new, they are being used today on a larger scale than …
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Fracturing and completion expertise boosts Liberty Resources in Bakken
… fracturing practices, together with advances in horizontal drilling and completion practices, have enabled the unconventional ..... are all different, but the overall approach of horizontal drilling with multi-stage fracturing to maximize contact …
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Niobrara's true potential will take time to evaluate
… several Canadian provinces. Although the Niobrara is not a shale play, operators are using similar techniques ( horizontal drilling , multi-stage hydraulic fracturing, etc.) as are used in shale resources to optimize production in the formation …