Fayetteville Shale
Drilling Reawakens In Fayetteville Shale
Flywheel Energy Development LLC of Oklahoma City applied for permits to drill three wells in Cleburne County, the first new wells in the region in seven years. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
As Natural Gas Prices Hit 14-Year High, Shale Awaits
Hydraulic fracturing revolutionized production after being applied to shale formations, including the Fayetteville Shale in Arkansas. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Don’t Expect Oil and Gas to Drill Us Out of Crunch
Energy prices are up, but don’t count on comeback for fossil fuels. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Will Power Crisis Revive Fracking? Don’t Bet on It
Without sustained higher prices, the promise of a natural gas rebound in Arkansas may be no more than hot air. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Drilling Industry Waits for Bust to Clear
Three years after natural gas prices plunged to their lowest point since 1998 — one-sixth the price seen in 2005 — the gas market remains depressed, drilling is dormant, and oil production is flat in the traditional crude belt of south Arkansas. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
After Boom in Shale, Arkansas Gas Industry Faces Halt in Drilling
After a decade-long, multibillion-dollar bonanza of natural gas production in an Arkansas field called the Fayetteville Shale, the bust has landed with a thud. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Fayetteville Express Pipeline Says Tax Assessment Too High
Fayetteville Express Pipeline LLC has filed a challenge to the Arkansas Public Service Commission’s 2014 tax assessment of its pipeline. read more >
Improving Valuations Have BHP Billiton Going After More Shale Acreage
BHP Billiton of Australia, which owns land in the Fayetteville Shale Play in central Arkansas, is going after more shale acreage in the United States and says rising natural gas prices are making its Arkansas assets look even better. read more >
by Lance Turner -