U.S. producers are benefiting from the wisdom of legendary 19th-century newspaper editor, reformer and politician Horace Greeley who once offered the sage advice, "Go West, young man."
These Oklahoma and Arkansas shale plays are beckoning producers with huge potential.
Harold Korell, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Houston-based Southwestern Energy Co. delves into his shale success and explains why this year is the year of the Fayetteville.
A recent study shows how different the geology and petrophysics of the Fayetteville and Moorefield shales are from the Barnett Shale.
At the annual John S. Herold Pacesetters Energy Conference, Harold Korell describes how his company, Southwestern Energy Co., found booming success in Fayetteville.
Houston-based Southwestern Energy Co. is pioneering the development of black, organic-rich Mississippian shale that is the geological equivalent to the Barnett in the Fort Worth Basin and the Caney in eastern Oklahoma.
Southwestern Energy's Harold Korell talks Fayetteville E&P with Oil and Gas Investor.
The rousing success of the Barnett Shale play has turned the industry's eye toward other similar, Paleozoic shale formations.
Inspired by the success of the Barnett shale play, companies such as Southwestern Energy Co. are searching for similar opportunities in their own backyards.