But XTO, with a smaller capital structure than the supermajors', is happy to invest in the neglected fields, using new techniques of 3-D imaging, horizontal drilling and so-called fracture stimulation--blowing open rock formations by injecting mudlike fluids down wells to get at big methane reservoirs.
On reaching the shale, the mixture of water and fracking fluid bursts open the rock and the sand keeps the fractures open, allowing the gas to flow to the surface.
The chemicals facilitate the flow of hydrocarbons, while the sand keeps the pores of the rock open.
M. has swept into the spot left open by the decline of rock.
But this is just one of four massively overpowered domestic speed demons you can drive on 30 miles of open road through scenic Red Rock Canyon with the brand new American Muscle Car Driving Experience.
Carbo Ceramics is a leader in making what's called ceramic proppant, which is the synthetic material, sand-based often, with chemicals that are injected into the fractured rock to hold open the cavities so the natural gas goes up into the piping that captures it.
But the idea of students cobbling together an entire degree from free Web courses, a prospect touted by some online-education evangelists, remains "kind of a silly nightmare, " said Edward Rock, director of open course initiatives at University of Pennsylvania.
"I believe by traveling you open up your life, " Compton-Rock told a crowd gathered for a news conference in Johannesburg shortly after the group arrived.
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Another early beneficiary might be Carbo Ceramics, which sells ceramic pellets the size of grains of sand that are pumped into the rock surrounding the wells to prop open the tiny cracks through which oil and gas flow.
Once you touch the ball and get an open look, it's like throwing a rock in the ocean.
Visiting Cappadocia is largely about touring: open-air museums, fairy chimneys, otherworldly rock formations, wintertime skiing, and the seemingly mandatory hot air balloon rides.
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In its response to the government's consultation on reforming the banking system after the Northern Rock crisis, the BBA called for an "open enquiry" into the recent financial turmoil.
Then Dole went to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, leaving himself open to unlimited Lawrence Welk jokes and leaving me with little excuse for failing to deal with the stuffed-gopher museum in Torrington, Alberta.
Since 2001 Railroad Earth has been playing bluegrass plus snatches of rock, folk, and jazz with the same open armed, occasionally long-winded approach that's helped jam bands like Phish and the String Cheese Incident earn throngs of rabid fans.
He hit rock bottom as the star of the team at Ford Open Prison, where he had been jailed after resisting arrest, accused of drunk driving.
One side features the Genius of Medicine holding an open book in her lap, collecting water pouring out of a rock to quench the thirst of a sick girl beside her.
The four iShares index funds (see table below), issued by the Global Investors unit of Barclays (nyse: BCS - news - people ), sport a rock-bottom expense ratio of 0.15 versus open-end bond fund averages of around 1.00 and the 0.20 charged by low-cost leader Vanguard.
His latest record, The Open Road, abounds with the driving, blues-inflected garage-rock he's been honing throughout his career.
There's no word yet when the Hard Rock Casino or 11 other Gulf Coast casinos might re-open.
No one will be satisfied until a rock is brought back from Mars in pristine condition and cracked open which is the task of a mission scheduled for 2005.
"I wouldn't be surprised as we move uphill that we find a section of the rock, in fact, that was modified in a shallow open-water environment, " said Ray Arvidson, rover deputy principal investigator and a geologist at Washington University in St.
His innovation was to take indie rock quietly toward melody, a space that had been left surprisingly wide open by his peers.
Man has landed on the moon, punk has been and gone, and the shops are open on Sunday - but Status Quo are still dishing the same three-chord rock they did during the time of the three-day week.
From the minute you walk in the door, the massive foyer entry leads you into an open and spacious sunken living room with pristine wood floors, accent ceiling lighting and two rock fireplaces.
There is a huge open plaza where they have all sorts of entertainment - the whole atmosphere is a lot more rock 'n' roll.
And a rock-solid banking system is one reason why Hong Kong, with the most open financial markets in East Asia, has so far weathered the storm better than many of its neighbours.
An open G chord is technically third position given its location of the root note, but in Rock Band 3, that particular variant displays a "2" that falls on the A string.
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For those looking for a more traditional live music venue, The Roxy Live (open all week, from 8 pm on weeknights and 9 pm on weekends) is a fully fledged rock club, with a professional sound system, a 500-person capacity and a stage that towers over the audience.
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