Articles Tagged With 'Schlumberger'

Congress Launches Investigation Into Gas Drilling Practices

by Sabrina Shankman and Abrahm Lustgarten
ProPublica, Feb. 19, 2010, 10:33 a.m.

A House committee is investigating potential environmental impacts from hydraulic fracturing, as two companies acknowledge using diesel-based fluids in their wells.

Pa. Fines Chesapeake, Schlumberger for Gas Drilling Spill

by Sabrina Shankman
ProPublica, Dec. 8, 2009, 12:56 p.m.

Two companies are assessed $15,557 each after hydrochloric acid leaks at a hydraulic fracturing site.

Gas Execs Call for Disclosure of Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing

by Abrahm Lustgarten
ProPublica, Oct. 2, 2009, 1:58 p.m.

Because of growing concern about water contamination, some in the gas industry say companies should be more open about the chemicals used in drilling.