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Niobrara Oil Play Heats Up In The Rockies

Monday, February 1st, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

North American unconventional-oil plays have gained increased attention as results improve. One of the plays explorers are closely monitoring is the Cretaceous Niobrara shale in the Rocky Mountain region. People ... Read more..

Davy Jones Test Validates Deep Shelf Concept; Treasure Abounds

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

McMoRan Exploration Co.’s ultra-deep Davy Jones prospect in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico has hit Eocene Wilcox sands that appear productive on logs. In fact, they appear ... Read more..

Global Natural Gas Supplies Are Growing

Monday, December 14th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Flows of natural gas are increasing all around the world, from an amazing variety of sources. We’re seeing new gas supplies come onstream from Russian and Norwegian fields above the ... Read more..

Marcellus Permits, Gas Volumes Are Growing

Thursday, November 5th, 2009 Posted in shale gas | Comments Off

According to the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Association, the Keystone State’s Department of Environmental Protection issued 5,333 drilling permits this year, through October 23. Of those, 1,516 were for the ... Read more..

Marcellus Shale Boon To Eastern Economies

Friday, October 23rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The Appalachian Basin’s Marcellus shale is talked up as the best shale-gas play in the country these days, and attendance at Hart’s DUG East conference seemed to confirm that sentiment. More ... Read more..

Marcellus Plays Both Ends Against The Middle

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

A new report by Ross Smith Energy Group notes that 40 horizontal rigs are currently at work in the Marcellus shale play in the northeastern U.S., and results continue to ... Read more..

Granite Wash Play Delivers Economic Wells

Friday, August 14th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

I visited the Granite Wash play this week, in the Texas Panhandle. The Wash is an unconventional play that has revitalized an old area. The Granite Wash is a tight-sand gas ... Read more..

Natural Gas Prices Should (Hopefully) Rebound

Friday, July 24th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

I’ve been looking at natural gas prices lately, thinking about the future.  It seems to me that the worst is over and prices will certainly improve. Of course, that’s not ... Read more..

Natural Gas Producers Get Yelled At

Thursday, July 9th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

It was for our own good, but we didn’t like it. In front of a crowded luncheon at the Colorado Oil and Gas Association’s meeting in Denver this week, former ... Read more..

Swelling Shale-gas Resource Base Is Gratifying News

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Shale-gas production now accounts for approximately 7% of annual domestic production, noted John Curtis, professor at Colorado School of Mines, in a presentation I attended at the recent AAPG Annual ... Read more..

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