ShalePlay app for iOS aggregates fracking news, legislation, and studies, which you would expect. It also includes feeds from Bracewell’s blog and @bgenergy Twitter feed (the followers of which are probably a decent place to start finding shale oil tycoons on Twitter).
The more-interesting part of the app is its interactive map of shale basins and “shale plays” — which I take to mean “places where fracking is happening.” I imagine most shale oil tycoons already have lots of maps like this, but it’s really interesting to see the scope of fracking laid out, geographically.
Finally, the app includes a graphical history of hydraulic fracturing and a glossary of fracking-related terms, including a lot of different kinds of gas (acid, flaring, shale, sour, sweet, tight, wet, etc.) Browsing the glossary is a basic education in fracking.
