# Wall Street Tells Frackers to Stop Counting Barrels, Start Making Profits - The Wall Street Journal

**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/wall-street-tells-frackers-to-stop-counting-barrels-start-making-profits-the-wall-street-journal/26266
**Category:** General Mineral Rights Discussion
**Created:** [December 7, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/wall-street-tells-frackers-to-stop-counting-barrels-start-making-profits-the-wall-street-journal/26266 "2017-12-07T14:56:18Z")
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### Author: ![wade\_caldwell](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/wade_caldwell/32/9599_2.png) [@wade\_caldwell](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/wade_caldwell)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/wall-street-tells-frackers-to-stop-counting-barrels-start-making-profits-the-wall-street-journal/26266/1 "2017-12-07T14:56:18Z")

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Pressure increases on drillers to improve returns.

**Wall Street Tells Frackers to Stop Counting Barrels, Start Making Profits**

[https://www.wsj.com/article\_email/wall-streets-fracking-frenzy-runs-dry-as-profits-fail-to-materialize-1512577420-lMyQjAxMTA3OTAzNzQwNDcyWj/](https://www.wsj.com/article_email/wall-streets-fracking-frenzy-runs-dry-as-profits-fail-to-materialize-1512577420-lMyQjAxMTA3OTAzNzQwNDcyWj/)

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### Author: ![BP1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/bp1/32/69_2.png) [@BP1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/BP1)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2017, 7:40pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/wall-street-tells-frackers-to-stop-counting-barrels-start-making-profits-the-wall-street-journal/26266/2 "2017-12-07T19:40:34Z")

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Great read, thanks for sharing!

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### Author: ![Tom\_Ed\_Moore](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/tom_ed_moore/32/2577_2.png) [@Tom\_Ed\_Moore](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Tom_Ed_Moore)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2017, 12:41am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/wall-street-tells-frackers-to-stop-counting-barrels-start-making-profits-the-wall-street-journal/26266/3 "2017-12-08T00:41:57Z")

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I am not an investor in the production companies. Wall Street does not pay me for frack water or production. I depend on the world market.

If a mineral owner depends on their holdings and production, disappointment may follow.

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### Author: ![Mel\_Gierhart](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Mel\_Gierhart](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Mel_Gierhart)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2017, 5:41am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/wall-street-tells-frackers-to-stop-counting-barrels-start-making-profits-the-wall-street-journal/26266/4 "2017-12-08T05:41:25Z")

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Thank you Wade for sharing this article–great read.

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### Author: ![MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MRFAdmin_SV)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/wall-street-tells-frackers-to-stop-counting-barrels-start-making-profits-the-wall-street-journal/26266/5 "2025-01-11T19:21:56Z")

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