
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

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

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

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
Tuesday July 7, 2015 0 comments

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
Friday June 19, 2015 0 comments

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
Wednesday February 25, 2015 0 comments

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
Thursday December 11, 2014 0 comments

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
Monday November 17, 2014 0 comments