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A recent report suggests the United States' natural gas reserves are about 39 percent more than originally estimated two years ago.

At a time of general contraction in energy developers' drilling operations in western Colorado's Piceance Basin, one company working fairly quietly in Rio Blanco County has been proving to be the exception to the rule.

Peggy Williams offers her thoughts on drilling and exploration trends, sprinkled with a little petroleum geology.

Williams will acquire a 50 percent interest in leases on 44,000 acres in central Pennsylvania held by State College, Pa.-based Rex Energy Corp.

U.S. natural gas reserves are likely 39 percent higher than estimated just two years ago as new technology is revealing deeper potential resources of energy.

The natural gas report issued last week by an industry group highlights one reason why gas drilling in this area is stalling: The nation is awash in newly available natural-gas reserves.

Estimated recoverable U.S. natural gas deposits have jumped more than one-third in two years as a result of prolific drilling and stellar production in major shale-gas plays, led by the Barnett Shale in North Texas.

Thanks to new drilling technologies that are unlocking substantial amounts of natural gas from shale rocks, the nation's estimated gas reserves have surged by 35 percent, according to a study due for release on Thursday.

Denver, CO - SCS Engineers is pleased to announce that John J. Kendall, P.E., has joined the firma s new Denver, Colorado, office, where he will lead environmental projects for government and private clients.

Share The Potential Gas Committee , a respected panel of academics and experts supported by the Colorado School of Mines, has painted an optimistic picture of the nation's long-term natural gas supply situation.

Wiggins High School graduates William Pratte and Trent Rogers both plan to major in engineering and Logan Trautwein in computer science, and each received an offer of a scholarship from the University of Wyoming.

The following is one in a continuing series looking at the top seniors from area schools.

A third college dean is leaving New Mexico State University, bringing recent turnover to one third of the university's nine colleges.

The regular monthly meeting of the Surface Creek Republican Women will feature a presentation on the county's programs and plans for waste recycling and landfill operations.

Eighth grade algebra- remember it? For many kids, it was the toughest class of middle school, full of terrifying pop quizes and solving for two unknowns from a system of equations.

Nataeah Barron of Fallbrook, Calif., and Christopher Krier of Fort Collins will be married June 27, 2009, in San Diego.

BLACKSBURG - A group of 11 faculty members from across the United States will begin classes this summer in an innovative post-doctoral program developed by Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business to help alleviate the critical national shortage of business-school faculty.

BCBR Article Tech transfer focuses on green By Business Report Staff June 4, 2009 -- The executive director of the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory said the commercialization of technology created through research at universities is on the rise.

Ancestors of tapirs and ancient cousins of rhinos living above the Arctic Circle 53 million years ago endured six months of darkness each year in a far milder climate than today that featured lush, swampy forests, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder.