Interest in Washington County's Austin Chalk formation has ticked up ever so slightly over the past year. Interest in the South Texas' Austin Chalk grew over the last two weeks with five ...

On Friday, Secretary of Energy and former Texas Governor Rick Perry traveled to San Antonio to participate in the Shale-a-Thon, the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the completion of the ...

The beds that rise closest to the date of the extinction are known in French geology as Le Crétacé Supérieur, in England as the Upper Chalk. This is the chalk of the vineyards and Downs ...

It may already be happening. The Austin Chalk isn't new — people have been drilling for oil and gas in the formation for decades. But improvements in drilling technology have made it cheaper ...

According to a 2018 research paper by geology experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, chalk demonstrates ...

Houston-based drilling giant ConocoPhillips is making a play in Louisiana’s portion of the Austin Chalk formation, raising the prospect of a resurgence of onshore drilling activity in the state.

Geologically speaking, Dallas County sits at the very edge of the Austin Chalk Formation. Since the site is on a hill, the appellation flowed naturally, Evers said. Architects BOKA Powell and SWA ...

The project's objectives are to protect drinking water resources, chalk geology and habitats, and protect biodiversity. "We are waiting to hear back from National England, if they approve we would ...

Limestone and chalk are formed from the deposit and compression ... For any new development in the UK the local planning authority does review the geology and any potential risks.