Fracking
Drilling Permits Still Being Issued In Denton
“It’s my job to give permits, not Denton’s,” said Texas Railroad Commission chairwoman Christi Craddick, in response to the city’s fracking ban approved by voters this week.
TXOGA Sues To Stop Denton Fracking Ban
The Texas Oil & Gas Association filed a lawsuit in district court on Wednesday morning asking the a judge to stop the state’s first ban on fracking, passed by voters in Denton.
Denton Voters Approve Proposal To Ban Fracking
Voters in Denton have approved a proposal to ban fracking for oil and gas, making it the first city in Texas to do so.
Fracking Ban Vote Looms Over Denton Election
Tensions are mounting as big oil and gas companies and anti-fracking activists try to sway voters ahead of a Tuesday referendum that would make Denton the first Texas city to ban the drilling practice.
Emotions Running High Over Denton Fracking Ban Vote
Bobby Jones and his family have owned 82 acres in Denton for decades. Now, he worries if voters approve a ban on fracking in the city, the mineral rights they lease will dry up.
Arlington To Allow More Gas Drilling
Arlington has allowed plans to go forward for more natural gas drilling despite two recent small earthquakes in the area.
Texas Amends Waste Disposal Rules For Fracking
The Texas Railroad Commission has amended rules for disposal well operators amid concerns that high-pressure injections can trigger earthquakes.
Houston Drilling Company Baker Hughes To Disclose Fracking Chemicals
Environmental groups and local communities have for years been pushing for full disclosure of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, a drilling technique also known as fracking.
City Of Denton Sued Over Fracking Moratorium
A group of mineral royalty owners has sued the city of Denton over its temporary ban on hydraulic fracturing, claiming the ban violates property rights.
New Study Looks At Fracking & Groundwater Contamination
A new study suggests hydraulic fracturing, or fracking may not directly cause groundwater contamination at some oil and gas well sites.
Study: Leaky Wells, Not Fracking, Taint Water
The drilling procedure called fracking didn’t cause much-publicized cases of tainted groundwater in areas of Pennsylvania and Texas, a new study finds. Instead, it blames the contamination on problems in pipes and seals in natural gas wells.
Study: North Texas Drilling Adds $11.8B To Economy
Production from the natural gas-rich Barnett Shale in North Texas has risen even as drilling activity and natural gas prices have fallen.
