Shale Gas in the Spotlight: EPA Releases Its Final Report on Impacts from the Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle on Drinking Water Resources in the United States

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chloe J. Marie ◽  
Ross H. Pifer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
The United States ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Drinking Water Resources

A Critical Review of the Risks to Water Resources from Unconventional Shale Gas Development and Hydraulic Fracturing in the United States

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (15) ◽  
pp. 8334-8348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avner Vengosh ◽  
Robert B. Jackson ◽  
Nathaniel Warner ◽  
Thomas H. Darrah ◽  
Andrew Kondash
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
The United States

Shale, Quakes, and High Stakes: Regulating Fracking-Induced Seismicity in Oklahoma, USA and Lancashire, UK

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Miriam R. Aczel ◽  
Karen E. Makuch
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Seismic Activity ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
High Volume ◽  
The United States ◽  
Horizontal Drilling ◽  
Induced Seismic Activity

High-volume hydraulic fracturing combined with horizontal drilling has “revolutionized” the United States’ oil and gas industry by allowing extraction of previously inaccessible oil and gas trapped in shale rock [1]. Although the United States has extracted shale gas in different states for several decades, the United Kingdom is in the early stages of developing its domestic shale gas resources, in the hopes of replicating the United States’ commercial success with the technologies [2, 3]. However, the extraction of shale gas using hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling poses potential risks to the environment and natural resources, human health, and communities and local livelihoods. Risks include contamination of water resources, air pollution, and induced seismic activity near shale gas operation sites. This paper examines the regulation of potential induced seismic activity in Oklahoma, USA, and Lancashire, UK, and concludes with recommendations for strengthening these protections.

State Support and Assessment of the Feasibility of Shale Gas Production

2021 ◽  
pp. 225-236
Author(s):  
Mikhail I. Khoroshiltsev
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Technological Breakthrough ◽  
Tight Reservoirs ◽  
Hydrocarbon Deposits

The article analyzes shale gas production in the United States and calculates its economic efficiency. The development of shale gas production became possible due to the combination of tight reservoirs in a single technological process of drilling and hydraulic fracturing. A technological breakthrough in gas production made it economically attractive for investors (considering the prices of that period) to develop unconventional hydrocarbon deposits. At the same time, like any new industrial sector, the development of shale gas is associated with significant costs at various levels.

scholarly journals The concept of well integrity in gas production activities

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Reichetseder
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Marcellus Shale ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Well Integrity ◽  
Drinking Water Resources ◽  
The Us ◽  
Geological Situation

Abstract Shale gas production in the US, predominantly from the Marcellus shale, has been accused of methane emissions and contaminating drinking water under the suspicion that this is caused by hydraulic fracturing in combination with leaking wells. Misunderstandings of the risks of shale gas production are widespread and are causing communication problems. This paper discusses recent preliminary results from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) draft study, which is revealing fact-based issues: EPA did not find evidence that these mechanisms have led to widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water resources in the United States, which contrasts many broad-brushed statements in media and public. The complex geological situation and extraction history of oil, gas and water in the Marcellus area in Pennsylvania is a good case for learnings and demonstrating the need for proper analysis and taking the right actions to avoid problems. State-of-the-art technology and regulations of proper well integrity are available, and their application will provide a sound basis for shale gas extraction.

scholarly journals Public perceptions of hydraulic fracturing for shale gas and oil in the United States and Canada

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. e450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merryn Thomas ◽  
Nick Pidgeon ◽  
Darrick Evensen ◽  
Tristan Partridge ◽  
Ariel Hasell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Perceptions
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