Fracking Rule for Federal Land to Use Industry’s Cement Standard

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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, which is drafting rules for natural gas production by hydraulic fracturing on federal property, said it will use industry standards for cementing.

Cementing is the “most critical part of the drilling operations,” Robert Abbey, director of the bureau, said in testimony to the House Natural Resources Committee in Washington today.