PORTER RANCH (CBSLA/AP) – A ruptured well casing and a lack of proper safety regulations were the cause of a 2015 Aliso Canyon methane gas leak which forced thousands of Porter Ranch residents to flee ...

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An innovative project which aims to conceive a system for the early detection of failure in geothermal well casings has secured support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme. The ...

The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued a notice of violations to CNX Gas Co. for a Utica deep well in Washington Township that lost pressure during fracking operations in late ...

Summary: Ideal conditions for geothermal power can create some of the biggest cementing challenges for wells. Where traditional cementing methods fail, tailored cement formulations and processes can ...