Lower Smackover Brown Dense

On the cusp of an electric vehicle revolution that could expand the market for lithium fivefold over the next 10 years, CEO Robert Mintak of Standard Lithium Ltd. is right where he wants to be. read more >

The Lower Smackover Brown Dense formation has, so far, been a disappointment for exploration companies, mineral rights owners and state regulators hoping for a 21st century oil boom in south Arkansas and north Louisiana. read more >

Unsuccessful attempts to strike oil in the Brown Dense formation in Arkansas aren’t stopping Southwestern Energy Production Co. of Houston from trying again. read more >

A 68-room Hampton Inn, in construction since spring, will open for business in Magnolia next week. read more >

Southwestern Energy Co. of Houston has stated it will spend less money on its Fayetteville Shale assets in 2013. The company plans to spend $830 million in the area next year, compared to a little more than $1 billion in 2012. read more >

Arkansas Business news partner THV 11 News reports that activity surrounding Brown Dense has slowed on the Arkansas side of the state's border with Louisiana. read more >

As Southwestern Energy Co. drills more test wells in the Lower Smackover Brown Dense formation, preliminary results are coming back looking more and more promising. read more >