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• A Great Video Showing Drilling and Completion of a Horizontal Well

  This video was done by the American Petroleum Institute to illustrate the modern techniques used in the drilling, fracing and completion of a horizontal well.

• Shale Gas - an American Revolution?

  In a recent Wall Stree Journal article, "America's Natural Gas Revolution," Daniel Yergin and Robert Ineson opine that gas produced from shale "is already changing the national energy dialogue and overall energy outlook in the…

• Obama Appoints Al Amendariz as New Region 6 EPA Administrator

  President Obama has appointed Dr. Alfredo Amandariz as new Administrator of Regions 6 of the Environmental Protection Agency, encompassing Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma. (See Dallas Morning News article) Dr. Amendariz, a professor…

• EIA Issues State Rankings in Energy Production and Consumption

  The Energy Information Administration has issued rankings of states in production of oil, gas, coal, electricity generation, and energy consumption. Texas ranks prominently in most categories. -- Texas is first in total energy production, producing 10,997…

• EIA Says U.S. Natural Gas Reserves Highest Ever

    EIA issued the following press release today: U.S. Energy Information Administration Washington, DC 20585 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 29, 2009 Natural Gas Reserves at Record High - Oil Reserves Fall with Lower Price At…

• America's Natural Gas Alliance Supports Kerry-Boxer Energy Bill

  America's Natural Gas Alliance, a recently formed energy lobbying group formed by natural gas producers, has issued a press release praising the Senate's version of a climate bill.  Without actually endorsing the bill, the Alliance…

• Accepting Drafts in Payment for Lease Bonus - A Ticking Time Bomb?

  The recent volatility in prices for oil and gas leases has raised issues with the time-honored custom in the industry of paying lease bonuses with drafts. Problems have arisin because companies have refused to honor…

• Great New Website from Energy Information Administration Explains Energy in Layman's Terms

  The U.S. Energy Information Administration has launched a new website that contains wonderful information about energy described in terms laypersons can understand. It can be found at http://tonto/eia.doe.gov/energyexplained/ .  Here are some examples of information you can…

• Two Energy Executives Call for Disclosure of Chemicals Used in Fracturing

  Aubrey McClendon, CEO of Chesapeake Energy, and John Pinkerton, CEO of Range Resources, called for the industry to publicly disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing.  A bill recently introduced in Congress, the FRAC Act,…

• House Bill 2259 Imposes Additional Requirements on Operators of Inactive Wells

  Prior to the Texas Legislature's passage of House Bill 2259, an operator could leave an inactive well unplugged indefinitely, as long as the oil and gas lease on which the well is located remains in…