Government lags in measuring gush of U.S. crude

Federal agency wants to broaden survey so it would get quicker data

October 16, 2014 | Updated: October 17, 2014 11:38pm

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$A worker adjusts hoses for hydraulic fracturing near Mead, Colo. The government wants to expand a survey of U.S. oil output. $

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A worker adjusts hoses for hydraulic fracturing near Mead, Colo. The government wants to expand a survey of U.S. oil output.

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy

October 16, 2014 | Updated: October 17, 2014 11:38pm

WASHINGTON - The government's top energy analysts can't tell you exactly how much oil is gushing out of wells in Texas and Oklahoma today. And they don't know the precise amount of natural gas now flowing from wells in Pennsylvania and Colorado.

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Jennifer A. Dlouhy

Energy Reporter, Houston Chronicle

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