Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Refracking brings 'vintage' oil and gas wells to life By Anna Driver and Ernest Scheyder HOUSTON/WILLISTON NORTH DAKOTA (Reuters) ...

There is a growing consensus within the energy industry that oil and gas prices will stay lower for longer. That's a problem for the industry as they need higher prices to produce enough cash flow to ...

The technique itself is nothing new. Oil crews across the world have been schooled on its simple principles for generations: Identify aging, low-output wells and hit them with a blast of sand and ...

New fracking techniques for Bakken wells are allowing industry leaders to recover more oil without damaging surrounding lands, according to a new report by The Bismarck Tribune. Drilled but ...

Refracturing of shale wells is a popular topic since operators can apply the latest technology to older wells, thereby increasing production without incurring all the costs of a new well. Well results ...

HOUSTON/WILLISTON NORTH DAKOTA (Reuters) - A fracking boom isn't enough for U.S. oil and gas producers – they're now starting the re-fracking boom. Wells sunk as little as three years ago are being ...