CU: Raton Basin earthquakes linked to oil and gas fluid injections

CU: Raton Basin earthquakes linked to oil and gas fluid injections

BOULDER -- A rash of earthquakes in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico recorded between 2008 and 2010 was likely due to fluids pumped deep underground during oil and gas wastewater... Read More

Friday October 27, 2017 0 comments Tags: Boulder, CU Boulder, Jenny Nakai, wastewater injection, fracking

Liberty Oilfield Services introduces Quiet Fleet tech to reduce fracking noise

Liberty Oilfield Services introduces Quiet Fleet tech to reduce fracking noise

DENVER -- Liberty Oilfield Services , a privately-held pressure pumping services company, announced the release of its new Quiet Fleet technology to quiet fracking noise. Liberty said the... Read More

Thursday August 18, 2016 0 comments Tags: Denver, Liberty Oilfield Services, Quiet Fleet, Matt Owens, Chris Wright, fracking

CSU Natural Gas Symposium on Oct. 27-28 to address all aspects of gas drilling

CSU Natural Gas Symposium on Oct. 27-28 to address all aspects of gas drilling

FORT COLLINS -- The fifth annual Natural Gas Symposium will be held on the CSU campus on Oct. 27-28, hosted by The Energy Institute at Colorado State University. Since 2011, CSU has built a... Read More

Monday October 26, 2015 0 comments Tags: Fort Collins, 2015 Natural Gas Sym, CSU, The Energy Institute, Fred Krupp, Environmental Defens, natural gas, fracking, CCIA

CU study: Some fracking chemical compounds potentially dangerous

CU study: Some fracking chemical compounds potentially dangerous

BOULDER -- A University of Colorado-Boulder study of hundreds of organic chemical compounds used in hydraulic fracturing fracking shows 15 may be of concern as groundwater contaminants based on... Read More

By: InnovatioNews Tuesday July 7, 2015 0 comments Tags: Boulder, CU, Joseph Ryan, fracking

CU, U.S. Geological Survey study indicates high-injection wells likely cause of earthquake spurt

CU, U.S. Geological Survey study indicates high-injection wells likely cause of earthquake spurt

BOULDER -- A new study by the University of Colorado-Boulder and the U.S. Geological Survey indicates the dramatic increase in the rate of earthquakes in the central and eastern U.S. since 2009... Read More

By: InnovatioNews Friday June 19, 2015 0 comments Tags: Boulder, CU Boulder, U.S. Geological Surv, fracking, Matthew Weingarten

CU-Boulder engineers develop process to clean fracking wastewater while making more energy

CU-Boulder engineers develop process to clean fracking wastewater while making more energy

BOULDER - Engineers at the University of Colorado-Boulder have invented a simpler process that can simultaneously remove both salts and organic contaminants from oil-and-gas operation... Read More

By: InnovatioNews Wednesday February 25, 2015 0 comments Tags: Boulder, Casey Forrestal, CU-Boulder, fracking, Zhiyong Jason Ren

CSU study of biocides added to fracking fluids identifies potential toxic impacts on people

CSU study of biocides added to fracking fluids identifies potential toxic impacts on people

FORT COLLINS - A comprehensive, nearly year-long review by Colorado State University of biocides used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) of oil-and-gas wells indicates many have chronic... Read More

By: InnovatioNews Thursday December 11, 2014 0 comments Tags: biocides, CSU, Fort Collins, fracking, Jens Blotevogel

CU study: Some fracking chemicals no more toxic than commonly used household sustances

CU study: Some fracking chemicals no more toxic than commonly used household sustances

BOULDER - Chemicals found in samples of fracking fluid collected in five states including Colorado were found to be no more toxic than substances commonly used in homes, according to a... Read More

By: InnovatioNews Monday November 17, 2014 0 comments Tags: Boulder, CU-Boulder, fracking, Michael Thurman