Geology Reference
In-Depth Information
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. Sen. John Kerry, Popular Mechanics: “Is fracking safe? The top 10 contro-
versial claims about natural gas drilling,” May 2010.
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. Michael B. McElroy and Xi Lu: “Fracking's future.”
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. AXPC: “The real facts about fracture stimulation.”
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. Edwin Dobb, National Geographic: “Bakken Shale oil: The new oil land-
scape,” Mar 2013.
Helms, DMR Newsletter: “Horizontal drilling.”
https://www.dmr.nd.gov/
ndgs/newsletter/NL0308/pdfs/Horizontal.pdf
. Wikipedia: “Directional
drilling.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directional_drilling
. David Blackmon,
Forbes: “Horizontal drilling: A technological marvel ignored,” Jan 28, 2013.
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. Hobart King, Geology.com: “Directional and horizontal drilling in oil and gas
wells: Methods used to increase production and hit targets that can not be
reached with a vertical well.”
http://geology.com/articles/horizontal-drilling/
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University of Texas at Arlington Natural Gas Program:
http://www.uta.edu/
ucomm/naturalgas/FrequentlyAskedQuestions.php
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Bill Toland, Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette: “Drilling in the city: Lessons from Texas, part II,” Mar 7, 2011.
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. Holly Deese and Robbie Brown, New York Times: “University of Tennessee
wins approval for hydraulic fracturing plan,” Mar 15, 2013.
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. Hobart King: “Directional and Horizontal drilling in oil and gas wells.” Kevin
Fisher, The American Oil & Gas Reporter: “Trends take fracturing 'back to
future,'” Aug 2012.
http://www.aogr.com/index.php/magazine/frac-facts
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. King. “Directional and horizontal drilling in oil and gas wells.”
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. Hobart King, Geology.com: “Mineral rights: Basic information about min-
eral,
surface,
oil
and
gas
rights.”
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. Edwin Dobb: “Bakken Shale oil.”
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. T. R. Miller, ranchandresorttv.com: “Colorado laws on mineral rights,” Apr
15,
2010.