Shale is physically and chemically complex at all scales of interest. Multimodal, multiscale imaging, and characterization allows researchers to study how to control the transport and reactivity of ...

In Colorado’s Parachute Canyon not far from Grand Junction, the seed of an oil revolution was planted. Union Oil Co. of California last week fired up a $7,000,000 prototype retort to produce oil from ...

Never bet against America’s oil and natural gas engineers. About two decades ago, these engineers delivered the shale oil and natural gas revolution. After many years of trying to figure out how to ...

A new method, developed in the United States, could help improve oil output from the tightly packed formations of shale rock. Developed by researchers at Pennsylvania State University, the new oil ...

Subtle shifts in Earth's orbit shaped ancient lake climates — and where oil-rich shale formed as a result. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Cyclic carbon dioxide injection, also known as "CO2 huff-n-puff," is a multi-phase process in which CO2 is pumped into a reservoir to enhance oil production from naturally occurring rock formations.

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 production ...