Refracks Could Put Barnett Shale Back on E&P Radar, Stanch Decline

摘要

In the late 2000s, Ed Ireland watched his sprawling corner of North Texas explode into the energy production capital of North America. At its peak in 2008, nearly 200 drilling rigs dotted the landscape, all targeting a wealth of long-trapped Barnett Shale natural gas made accessible by the advent of hydraulic fracturing.