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of existing wells,
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Farris and,
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finances of,
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Foster on,
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gas and,
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Gold’s parents’ land and,
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Hail Mary,
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health impact assessments and,
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history and,
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improvements in,
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of Klepper,
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McClendon and,
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Marcellus Shale and,
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mineral rights and,
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Mitchell and,
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negative associations of,
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New York and,
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North Dakota and,
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oil and,
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opposition to,
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Perot Museum and,
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Pope and,
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and proximity of wells,
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prevalence of,
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refracking and,
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regulation of,
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renewable energy and,
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Roberts’s torpedo and,
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safety precautions for,
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slick-water,
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Southlake and,
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spellings of,
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Stanolind and,
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Steinsberger and,
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Sullivan County and,
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support for,
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technology of,
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U.S. energy policy and,
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water and,
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well construction integrity and,
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Wise County and,
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Frankel, Paul,
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Fredericksburg, Battle of,
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Fredonia, N.Y.,
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front running,
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Fruitland coal formation,
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Fu Chengyu,
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Fudge, Barney,
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Fullenwider, Sarah,
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Fuller, Buckminster,
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Galveston, Tex.,
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Gardere & Wynne,
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Gasbuggy, Project,
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Gasland,
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gasoline,
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Gas Research Institute,
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Gastem USA,
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Gearhart, Marvin,
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background of,
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Cooke’s RDT and,
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well construction integrity and,
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Geo-Shot,
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Germany,
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Getz, Bob,
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Ghawar,
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“Ghost Ridin’ Grandma,”
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Glenpool, Okla.,
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Golden Trend gas field,
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Goldman Sachs,
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Goodman Drilling,
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Graby, William,
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Graham Shoop #6 well,
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Great Depression,
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green completions,
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greenhouse gases,
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Greenspan, Alan,
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Grigsby, Jennifer,
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Grimes, Ottis,
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lawsuit of,
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mineral rights lacked by,
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guar,
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Gulf of Mexico,
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Deepwater Horizon and,
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oil and gas drilling in,
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Hall, Jeff,
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Halliburton,
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Cooke’s RDT and,
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Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Company (HOWCO),
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Hallwood Group,
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Hamm, Harold,
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Hanger, John,
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Hann, Megan,
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Hargis, V. Burns,
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Hart, Bill,
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Haynesville Shale,
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health impact assessments,
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Helmerich & Payne (H&P),
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Henderson, Sly,
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and fracking of Irene Kovaloff,
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Henry Hub,
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Heritage Management Company,
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Hickenlooper, John,
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Holiday, Billie,
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Hood, Henry,
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Houston, Tex.,
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Cooke and,
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