Shale Oil and Gas Exploration - Hydraulic Fracturing

Shale Oil and Gas Exploration - Hydraulic Fracturing

With the emergence of improved horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing techniques, shale oil and gas exploration is expanding rapidly across the nation in many shale formations, including the Barnett, Eagle Ford, Fayetteville, Haynesville and Marcellus Shale Plays. The growing use of this technology has also highlighted new environmental protection issues. TestAmerica has been at the forefront of these developments since 2008, providing critical analytical testing services on over 400,000 samples to date, supporting the environmental stewardship efforts of exploration firms, drillers, and the consulting engineering firms that support their activities. TestAmerica has designed and modified its testing services to take into consideration the naturally occurring conditions associated with each geologic formation, chemicals used in the fracturing process and state regulations that drive individual testing needs.