Download or read book Review of Federal Hydraulic Fracturing Research Activities written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (2011). Subcommittee on Energy and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Review of Federal Hydraulic Fracturing Research Activities written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-30 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Review of federal hydraulic fracturing research activities : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy & Subcommittee on Environment, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, first session, Friday, April 26, 2013.
Download or read book Review of Federal Hydraulic Fracturing Research Activities written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (2011- ). Subcommittee on Energy and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Review of Hydraulic Fracturing Technology and Practices written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (2011) and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas written by United States. Environmental Protection Agency and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This final report provides a review and synthesis of available scientific information concerning the relationship between hydraulic fracturing activities and drinking water resources in the United States. The report is organized around activities in the hydraulic fracturing water cycle and their potential to impact drinking water resources. The stages include: (1) acquiring water to be used for hydraulic fracturing (Water Acquisition), (2) mixing the water with chemical additives to prepare hydraulic fracturing fluids (Chemical Mixing), (3) injecting the hydraulic fracturing fluids into the production well to create fractures in the targeted production zone (Well Injection), (4) collecting the wastewater that returns through the well after injection (Produced Water Handling), and (5) managing the wastewater via disposal or reuse methods (Wastewater Disposal and Reuse). EPA found scientific evidence that hydraulic fracturing activities can impact drinking water resources under some circumstances. The report identifies certain conditions under which impacts from hydraulic fracturing activities can be more frequent or severe.
Download or read book Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas written by U.s. Environmental Protection Agency and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-09 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This final report provides a review and synthesis of available scientific information concerning the relationship between hydraulic fracturing activities and drinking water resources in the United States. The report is organized around activities in the hydraulic fracturing water cycle and their potential to impact drinking water resources. The stages include: (1) acquiring water to be used for hydraulic fracturing (Water Acquisition), (2) mixing the water with chemical additives to prepare hydraulic fracturing fluids (Chemical Mixing), (3) injecting the hydraulic fracturing fluids into the production well to create fractures in the targeted production zone (Well Injection), (4) collecting the wastewater that returns through the well after injection (Produced Water Handling), and (5) managing the wastewater via disposal or reuse methods (Wastewater Disposal and Reuse). EPA found scientific evidence that hydraulic fracturing activities can impact drinking water resources under some circumstances. The report identifies certain conditions under which impacts from hydraulic fracturing activities can be more frequent or severe.
Download or read book Draft Plan to Study the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas written by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This final report provides a review and synthesis of available scientific information concerning the relationship between hydraulic fracturing activities and drinking water resources in the United States. The report is organized around activities in the hydraulic fracturing water cycle and their potential to impact drinking water resources. The stages include: (1) acquiring water to be used for hydraulic fracturing (Water Acquisition), (2) mixing the water with chemical additives to prepare hydraulic fracturing fluids (Chemical Mixing), (3) injecting the hydraulic fracturing fluids into the production well to create fractures in the targeted production zone (Well Injection), (4) collecting the wastewater that returns through the well after injection (Produced Water Handling), and (5) managing the wastewater via disposal or reuse methods (Wastewater Disposal and Reuse). EPA found scientific evidence that hydraulic fracturing activities can impact drinking water resources under some circumstances. The report identifies certain conditions under which impacts from hydraulic fracturing activities can be more frequent or severe.
Download or read book Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts and Technologies written by Venki Uddameri and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-06-22 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts and Technologies: A Multidisciplinary Perspective serves as an introduction to hydraulic fracturing and provides balanced coverage of its benefits and potential negative effects. Presenting a holistic assessment of hydraulic fracturing and its environmental impacts, this book chronicles the history and development of un
Download or read book Geomechanical Review of Hydraulic Fracturing Technology written by Julius Bankong Arop and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hydraulic fracturing as a method for recovering unconventional shale gas has been around for several decades. Significant research and improvement in field methods have been documented in literature on the subject. The heterogeneous nature of shale has made hydraulic fracturing design to be unique for particular site conditions. Actual methods of carrying out fracturing operations and design decisions are also different for various companies in the industry. Hence, there are no standards for decisions in processes such as: formation testing, fracture modeling, choice of fracturing fluid or propping agent selection. This has led to different interpretations of pressure tests and proprietary fracture designs that have not been evaluated for adequacy against any recognized scale. The goal of this thesis is to do an appraisal of hydraulic fracturing in theory and practice. A review is done of the early theoretical work upon which most of the current hydraulic fracturing literature is based. Effort is also made to thoroughly cover the core aspects of fracture modeling and practical operations with a view to shedding light on the strength and drawbacks of current methodologies. The thesis focuses on the geo-mechanics of the process thus less emphasis is laid on post fracturing operations. It is hoped that this will help establish the basis for a standard framework to guide fracturing design. Finally, the ambiguity of nomenclature in oil and gas circles has led to considerable confusion in conducting academic work. For this reason, effort was made in the thesis to clearly define the various terminology.
Download or read book Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas written by Usepa and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hydraulic fracturing is a technique used to increase oil and gas production from underground oil-or-gas-bearing rock formations. Since the mid-2000s, the combination of hydraulic fracturing and directional drilling has become widespread, raising concerns about the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources. This is the Executive Summary of the report on a study that assessed the potential for activities in the hydraulic fracturing water cycle to impact the quality or quantity of drinking water resources and to identify factors that affect the frequency or severity of those goals. The report is based on data and information gathered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through independent research, technical workshops and roundtables with stakeholders, and reviews of approximately 1,200 cited sources of data and information. Figures and tables. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Unconventional Oil and Gas Development written by U. s. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As with conventional oil and gas development, requirements from eight federal environmental and public health laws apply to unconventional oil and gas development. For example, the Clean Water Act (CWA) regulates discharges of pollutants into surface waters. Among other things, CWA requires oil and gas well site operators to obtain permits for discharges of produced water—which includes fluids used for hydraulic fracturing, as well as water that occurs naturally in oil- or gas-bearing formations—to surface waters. In addition, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) governs the management and disposal of hazardous wastes, among other things. However, key exemptions or limitations in regulatory coverage affect the applicability of six of these environmental and public health laws. For example, CWA also generally regulates stormwater discharges by requiring that facilities associated with industrial and construction activities get permits, but the law and its regulations largely exempt oil and gas well sites. In addition, oil and gas exploration and production wastes are exempt from RCRA hazardous waste requirements based on a regulatory determination made by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1988. EPA generally retains its authorities under federal environmental and public health laws to respond to environmental contamination. All six states in GAO's review implement additional requirements governing activities associated with oil and gas development and have updated some aspects of their requirements in recent years. For example, all six states have requirements related to how wells are to be drilled and how casing—steel pipe within the well—is to be installed and cemented in place, though the specifics of their requirements vary. The states also have requirements related to well site selection and preparation, which may include baseline testing of water wells before drilling or stormwater management. Oil and gas development on federal lands must comply with applicable federal environmental and state laws, as well as additional requirements. These requirements are the same for conventional and unconventional oil and gas development. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oversees oil and gas development on approximately 700 million subsurface acres. BLM regulations for leases and permits govern similar types of activities as state requirements, such as requirements for how operators drill the well and install casing. BLM recently proposed new regulations for hydraulic fracturing of wells on public lands. Federal and state agencies reported several challenges in regulating oil and gas development from unconventional reservoirs. EPA officials reported that conducting inspection and enforcement activities and having limited legal authorities are challenges. For example, conducting inspection and enforcement activities is challenging due to limited information, such as data on groundwater quality prior to drilling. EPA officials also said that the exclusion of exploration and production waste from hazardous waste regulations under RCRA significantly limits EPA's role in regulating these wastes. In addition, BLM and state officials reported that hiring and retaining staff and educating the public are challenges. For example, officials from several states and BLM said that retaining employees is difficult because qualified staff are frequently offered more money for private sector positions within the oil and gas industry.
Download or read book The Fracking Debate written by Jonathan M. Fisk and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-07 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The disputes around fracking, and oil and gas policy, follow a long tradition of complicated intergovernmental relationships. Proponents argue that fracking supports new and well-paying jobs, revitalizes state and local economies, and that it can help replace reliance on other fossil fuels. Skeptics and opponents contend that oil and gas production via fracking contaminates air and water resources, causes earthquakes, and can ruin the character of many communities. Examining the intergovernmental politics of the first oil and natural gas boom of the 21st century, The Fracking Debate, Second edition offers a holistic understanding of the politics that characterize oil and natural gas operations, including why local governments are challenging their state’s preemptive authority, in order to initiate a larger conversation about improving intergovernmental relationships. Author Jonathan Fisk presents a novel argument about the ways in which local, state, regional, and national approaches to governance of shale gas development can work together to reduce conflict and forward the interests of the communities exposed to development, asking important questions such as: What state structures govern state-local relations? What state institutions impact and shape oil and gas production? What is the policymaking context in the state? What are the costs and benefits of hydraulic fracturing at the national, state, and local levels? How are risks and rewards distributed within states? What local policies have challenged the state, and why would local communities challenge the state? The result is a book that demonstrates that when stakeholders acknowledge their interdependencies and one another’s expertise, they create, design, and implement more responsive, strategic, and targeted public policies. The Fracking Debate, Second edition will be required reading for courses on oil and gas policy in the United States, environmental politics, and domestic energy politics, as well as a vital reference for practitioners and policymakers working in these fields.
Download or read book Scientific Review of Hydraulic Fracturing in British Columbia written by Scientific Hydraulic Fracturing Review Panel (B.C.) and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Review of Hydraulic Fracturing Technology and Practices written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-23 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Review of hydraulic fracturing technology and practices : hearing before the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, Wednesday, May 11, 2011.
Download or read book Annual Report of Activities of the Committee on Science Space and Technology U S House of Representatives for the Congress written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (2011- ) and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Review of Hydraulic Fracturing Technology and Practices written by United States House of Representatives and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-06 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Review of hydraulic fracturing technology and practices: hearing before the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, Wednesday, May 11, 2011.
