Hughes Drilling California report in U-T San Diego
January 23, 2014
Post Carbon Fellow David Hughes’ PCI report Drilling California: A Reality Check on the Monterey Shale was referenced in this article on the prospects for fracking in California.
From the article:
But a more recent study, “Drilling California: A Reality Check on the Monterey Shale,” tells quite a different story. Commissioned by Physicians, Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy (PSE) and The Post Carbon Institute, geologist J. David Hughes analyzed in detail both the geological characteristics of the Monterey Shale field along with oil production rates. This is the first analysis conducted with actual Monterey oil production data as opposed to assumptions based on oil production in Texas and North Dakota. That analysis was used to assess the credibility of the USC study.