Marcellus Operators Face Regulatory Risks

摘要

Hydraulic fracturing is a major component of the multifaceted technological, geological and engineering breakthrough that has allowed the US industry to "crack the code" and exploit huge gas shale reserves such as the Haynesville in East Texas and northeastern Louisiana and the giant Barnett in Texas. These shale plays have been known to producers for decades but, until the last few years, remained out of reach (WGI Jul.23'08,p8).