UT probe: fracking study didn’t meet standards

By Washington Examiner

Published December 12, 2012 5:54pm ET

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HOUSTON (AP) — An independent review of a University of Texas study into hydraulic fracturing found the research did not meet standards for scientific work.

The Energy Institute researched hydraulic fracturing and water contamination. The head of the study, Chip Groat, had not revealed he was on the board, and had received in 2011 $413,000 in cash and stock from Plains Exploration and Production Co.

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