Unconventional oil and shale gas : growth, extraction, and water management issues / Amber L. Tuft, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tuft, Amber L., editor.

Series:

Energy science, engineering and technology series.

Energy Science, Engineering and Technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oil-shale industry--Environmental aspects--United States.

Oil-shale industry.

Oil shale reserves--United States.

Oil shale reserves.

Hydraulic fracturing--Environmental aspects.

Hydraulic fracturing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (139 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 produced from shale and other unconventional formations, and contributed to the United States becoming the world's largest natural gas producer in 2009. This book focuses on the growth in U.S. oil and natural gas production driven primarily by tight oil formations and shale gas formations. It reviews sele

Contents:

""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 RESPONSES""; ""LEGISLATION 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 CONSIDERATIONS""; ""Chapter 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""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 12, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63482-131-9

OCLC:

904248990