Jones sez: > High gas prices are opening up (so to speak) another > kind of oil & gas extraction technique, called > "fracture drilling," which was alluded to in a recent > thread on the "new" oil discovery in the Dakotas and > Montana (Williston Basin) > > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/business/08gas.html?em&ex=1207886400&en=3513e391adf7ae70&ei=5087%0A > ...
Interesting article. The new bonanza of gas extraction going on in Pennsylvania doesn't seem to bare any relationship to what's allegedly going on up in North Dakota. I assume we are dealing with two completely different geological processes. Regarding the NY article... As always, it comes down to the bottom line. The final sentence: "When Range came in a lot of people didn't like it," Mr. Deiseroth said, "But things changed when they started getting their checks." Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks