The need for a geologic hydrogen wildcatter is growing as energy demand rises and efforts to reduce emissions continue.

Scientists explain how shale oil-bearing rocks of the Volga-Ural region came to be -- a press release is provided to you 'as is' with little or no review from Science X staff./ ...

Beneath layers of ancient rock, a high-pressure process is reshaping the modern energy landscape. As fracking expands across ...

Oil shale is a type of sedimentary rock formation that is used to produce oil and gas. It is generally less economical than conventional crude oil.

A perforating gun is a device lowered into a deep well loaded with explosive charges to puncture cracks in the shale rock. Then, millions of gallons of water, chemicals, and sand are pumped into ...

Shale has complex chemical and physical characteristics that make fluid flow through rock extremely complex and difficult to both measure and model. Researchers are now building new tools to ...

Shale industry legend Harold Hamm is looking to pull crude from "Generation 3" rock. This is a tougher form of rock that was largely neglected earlier in the shale revolution. Total US oil ...

Shale is a specific kind of sedimentary rock. “Sedimentary rocks are rocks that are formed by the erosion and deposition of other rocks and organic matter, in this sense, they’re rocks that have been ...

Shale rock is made of many thin, fragile layers of compressed mud and clay. Fracking companies drill horizontal wells, and then they force sand, water, and a mix of chemicals into them.