No, you're mis-reading the article. (1) They say expressly say fracking is not suited to the geographic topology in CA; and (2) They compare and contrast the mo

No, you're mis-reading the article. (1) They say expressly say fracking is not suited to the geographic topology in CA; and (2) They compare and contrast the monterey geology in CA to texas and ND where is it better suited. Basically, fracking is better in areas with flat-sediment-shale-beds. CA has dedformed rock strata. Similarly, much of the formation is not in heavily populated areas. They mention Kern county, for example, which is not considered a part of metro LA (it is seperated by a massive desert/mountain range). http://gen.usc.edu/news/monterey-shale.htm http://gen.usc.edu/news/monterey-shale.htm