Hydraulic Fracturing (Hydrofracking): Texas

Mark E. Vandermeulen, 62 SMU L. Rev. 835 (2009).

Charles Davis, 29 Rev. Poly. Research 177 (2012).

Michael R. Goldman, 19 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 185 (2012).

Rachael Rawlins, 44 Env. L. 135 (2014).

Tiffany Dowell Lashmet & Amber Miller, 55 Natural Resources J. 239 (2015).

Christopher M. Weible & Tanya Heikkila, 33 Rev. Poly. Research 232 (2016).

Jessica Schaawecker, 69 SMU L. Rev. 283 (2016).

The Supreme Court of Texas held that the rule of capture precludes royalty interest owners from recovering damages on a trespass claim.

The Supreme Court of Texas held that issuance of a permit authorizing wastewater injections that could extend to the landowner's property does not shield operator from possible tort claims related to the injections.

Main page for information about the Barnett Shale.

Provides maps and charts of information relating to the Barnett Shale.

Provides information about the Barnett Shale formation.

Provides information about the Eagle Ford Shale formation.

Provides information about the Haynesville/Bossier Shale formation.

Provides answers to frequently asked questions about hydraulic fracturing.

Report conducted by the Academy of Medicine, Engineering, and Science of Texas.

Report on the environmental effects of fracking on lands owned by the University of Texas.

Report released by the EPA in May 2015.