Could shale rock spur another energy bonanza? It's already helped create a surge in U.S. oil and natural gas production, and research today suggests it could do something else: store radioactive ...

What is Oil Shale?The Rock that BurnsOn the Western Slope of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, local lore tells of an early settler named Mike Callahan who built his home in the shadow of the cliffs along ...

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It had long been known that shale underlying conventional deposits was the source rock for oil and gas. The problem was the economics: Getting the gas out simply cost too much.

Shale has complex chemical and physical characteristics that make fluid flow through rock extremely complex and difficult to both measure and model. Researchers are now building new tools to ...

Cuadrilla has been granted a five-year extension to continue running its gas extraction plant in Lancashire. The energy firm ...

China, Brazil and Estonia already have well-developed oil shale industries, ... Kerogen Oil Shale: The Next Rock of Ages? By James Stafford - Aug 30, 2013, 8:20 PM CDT.

What has happened since the drilling of SH Griffin #4, the natural gas well in North Texas that first proved it was possible to produce natural gas from shale rock, is extraordinary.