By eliminating tripping for installing and removing plugs, and perforating, companies can cut the time for hydraulic fracturing dramatically.

Thanks to new drilling techniques, record U.S. natural gas production has led to a series of competitive export proposals all hoping to sell liquefied natural gas (LNG) to higher paying, thirsty markets in Asia and Europe.

Three wells were directionally drilled with coiled tubing in the Kansas Niobrara Formation and two horizontal wells are planned for early in 2012.

Survey respondents were aware of the jobs created by shale gas development and favored job creation over environmental risks.

If China’s shale gas booms, the repercussions will be felt in the U.S., South Korea, Australia, Venezuela and Iran.

The successful search for shale resources has remade the energy markets of the U.S. and Canada--now it’s remaking Mexico's as well.