Unconventional oil and shale gas : growth, extraction, and water management issues /

The United States has seen resurgence in petroleum production, mainly driven by technology improvements-especially hydraulic fracturing and directional drilling-developed for natural gas production from shale formations. Application of these technologies enabled natural gas to be economically produc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2015]
Colección:Energy science, engineering and technology series.
Temas:
Oil-shale industry > Environmental aspects > United States.
Oil shale reserves > United States.
Hydraulic fracturing > Environmental aspects.
Natural gas reserves > United States.
Shale gas industry > Environmental aspects > United States.
Shale gas industry > Health aspects > United States.
Oil-shale industry > Health aspects > United States.
Water > Pollution > United States.
Schistes bitumineux > Industrie > Aspect de l'environnement > États-Unis.
Schistes bitumineux > Réserves > États-Unis.
Fracturation hydraulique > Aspect de l'environnement.
Gaz naturel > Réserves > États-Unis.
Gaz de schiste > Industrie > Aspect de l'environnement > États-Unis.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Power Resources > General.
Natural gas reserves.
Oil-shale industry > Environmental aspects.
Oil-shale industry > Health aspects.
Oil shale reserves.
Water > Pollution.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND SHALE GAS: GROWTH, EXTRACTION, AND WATER MANAGEMENT ISSUES; UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND SHALE GAS: GROWTH, EXTRACTION, AND WATER MANAGEMENT ISSUES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: AN OVERVIEW OF UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS: RESOURCES AND FEDERAL ACTIONS; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION: CHANGE IS AFOOT; GEOLOGY IS WHAT MAKES A RESOURCE UNCONVENTIONAL; PRICE DRIVES INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGIES STIMULATE SHALE GASPRODUCTION FIRST; INCREASED TIGHT OIL PRODUCTION RAISES INDEPENDENCE POSSIBILITY.
  • ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND RESPONSESLEGISLATION IN THE 113TH CONGRESS; CONCLUSION: ABOVE- AND BELOW-GROUND ISSUES A CONCERN; APPENDIX. SELECTED FEDERAL INITIATIVES RELATED TO UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; Chapter 2: SHALE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT: CURRENT AND EMERGING WATER PRACTICES; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; PRIMER ON SHALE ENERGY RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT; WATER INPUTS INTO SHALE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT: FLOWBACK AND PRODUCED WATER (PRODUCED FLUIDS); RELATED ISSUES: INDUCED SEISMICITY AND ABANDONED WELLS; EMERGING WATER TECHNOLOGIES FOR SHALE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.
  • CONCLUSION AND FUTURE CONSIDERATIONSChapter 3: HYDRAULIC FRACTURING AND SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT REGULATORY ISSUES; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA) AND THE FEDERAL ROLE IN REGULATION OF UNDERGROUND INJECTION; THE DEBATE OVER REGULATION OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING UNDER THE SDWA; EPACT 2005: A LEGISLATIVE EXEMPTION FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; EPA HYDRAULIC FRACTURING STUDY; CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS; INDEX.

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