Bureau of Economic Geology

Gulf Coast Ready to Develop Carbon Storage Hub

AUSTIN, Texas — The stage is set for a new carbon storage economy to emerge along the Gulf Coast, according to a study led by The University of Texas at Austin, with the region offering ample opportunities to capture and store carbon, and recent state and federal incentives giving an added push to get started. […]

Historical Data Confirms Recent Increase in West Texas Earthquakes

AUSTIN, Texas — A new analysis of historical seismic data led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that earthquake activity in West Texas near the city of Pecos has increased dramatically since 2009. The study, published Nov. 4 in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, is important because it leverages old, […]

New Shale Gas Drilling Methods Boost Production Potential, Study Finds

A new analysis of the nation’s major shale gas plays has revealed that the amount of natural gas that can be technically recovered from future well locations has increased by 20 percent compared with an estimate made about five years ago, even while active drilling has depleted the resource. Researchers attributed the increase largely to […]