LOS ANGELES— Oil companies use dozens of extremely hazardous chemicals to acidize wells in California, raising water contamination and public-safety concerns, according to a new study in the Journal ...

Following the recent passage of Senate Bill 4 ("SB 4"), California's controversial new law addressing well stimulation techniques including hydraulic fracturing (sometimes called fracking) and ...

Stimulation is performed on a well to increase or restore production. Sometimes, a well initially exhibits low permeability, and stimulation is employed to commence production from the reservoir.

Hydraulic fracturing -- fracking -- has won the approval of California voters who weighed in on a referendum that would have banned the practice from implementation in that state’s Monterey shale. But ...

The fuss over hydraulic fracturing may have been only the beginning. Legislation pending in Sacramento targets another widely used oil field technique -- acidization, or "acid jobs" -- that some ...

For the past year local air regulators have been tracking the chemicals companies use in oil and gas exploration around Southern California. In a report released Wednesday, four environmental groups ...

Oct 3 (Reuters) - New California regulations on the use of corrosive acids in oil production are sparking debates among federal energy regulators about rules for a technology largely overshadowed by ...

Despite warnings that they were creating a “road map” for companies to circumvent the state’s public records law, a divided Senate committee advanced a bill Thursday that could allow oil and gas ...

The acidization process is expected to last approximately ten days from its commencement, with the company planning to announce flow rate results and assay outcomes from any recovered gas shortly ...

MONTANA - Helix Exploration PLC (LON: HEXH), a helium exploration and development company, has announced plans to re-enter and commence acidization of the Clink #1 well located within the Montana ...

MONTANA - Helix Exploration PLC, a helium exploration and development company, has announced plans to re-enter and commence acidization of the Clink #1 well located within the Montana Helium Fairway.