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A close look at hundreds of feet of fractured core samples suggest that new fracture models are needed to simulate complicated reality.

A new analysis looks at what it would take for oil companies to start pumping millions of tons of carbon dioxide into their wells to boost crude production and what it would mean for the climate.

Cybersecurity means understanding systems, processes, and personnel capabilities and limitations, as well as thoroughly evaluating the threat landscape.

There is no single reason that they all exist—and bringing them all on line will face challenges.

This article explores what is known and not known about the environmental risks of hydraulic fracturing with the intent of fostering informed discussions within the geoscience community on the topic of hydraulic fracturing.

A push for greater operational efficiency has driven industry focus on new technologies to improve digital work flows, but what impact does this have on the people in the industry? What role do organizational cultures play in implementing new technologies?

Strides made in data analytics over the past few years have been huge. But the complexity of data, and understanding how to use them, can delay the advantages to be gained. If the benefits and methodology of data acquisition are not better explained to engineers, might implementation suffer?

As college teams compete at this year’s PetroBowl, see how you do answering questions from a few years back.

By measuring which tests best predicted the fractures observed at the Hydraulic Fracturing Test Site, Laredo Petroleum developed a method it hopes will improve fracture modeling in other places.