Author: BJ Services

BJ Services was among the large companies investigated by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee as lawmakers examined whether the gas extraction method known as hydraulic fracturing — or fracking — poses hazards to groundwater drinking supplies. The company provided hydraulic fracturing and pressure-pumping services during the shale boom, supplying equipment and crews to operators across major basins. As a service firm, BJ Services operated behind leaseholders, enabling the high-volume completions that transformed unconventional formations into commercial production.