Tickers in this Article: CHK, EOG, DVN, UPL, HAL, BHI The United
States has still not embraced natural gas anywhere to the extent
it should as part of its energy infrastructure, and yet the
major gas producers keep drilling and pumping away. The
exploitation of shale gas reserves has been a resounding
success, but the impact on prices has been severe - from peak
prices in the mid-teens in 2005 and 2008 (and talk of possible
"peak gas" and gas shortages), natural gas prices for December
now languish below $4. That makes it tough to make a buck in the
gas business.  IN PICTURES: 9 Simple Investing Ratios You Need
To Know  A Mixed Bag In Calendar Q3 At first glance, there does
not seem to be much cause for worry in the gas patch. Netting
out the impact of derivatives and other hedges, Ultra Petroleum
(NYSE:UPL) reported revenue growth of 15%, Chesapeake (NYSE:CHK)
posted 23% growth, Devon (NYSE:DVN) delivered 13% growth and EOG
(NYSE:EOG) saw revenue rise about 9%. In the cases of Ultra and
Chesapeake, output wa