Water Use in Shale Gas Developments

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 164-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Stark ◽  
Peter Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Water Use ◽  
Shale Gas

Assessing the impacts of shale gas development on the water-energy nexus across the semiarid Mexico’s northeast

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saul Arciniega-Esparza ◽  
Agustín Breña-Naranjo ◽  
Antonio Hernández-Espriú ◽  
Adrián Pedrozo-Acuña
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Statistical Model ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Eagle Ford ◽  
Limited Region ◽  
Water Energy Nexus ◽  
The World

<p><span>An intensification of water use for hydraulic fracturing (HF) to extract oil and gas from deep shale formations has been observed during the last years across the USA, increasing concerns about water resources management in water-limited regions around the world. At the same time, HF has been associated to several environmental and water quality/quantity impacts in many developed plays of USA, China and Canada, nevertheless, assessing impacts on emergent plays involves several difficulties since future development of HF is generally unknown and because of the lack of local data to evaluate water resources baselines.</span></p><p><span>In this work, we present a framework that combines the use of remote sensing derived data to assess the baseline of water resources and the development and application of a statistical model to project the development of HF activities. Remote sensing and global land surface model products of precipitation (CHIRPS), evapotranspiration (MODIS), recharge (WaterGAP model), infiltration and runoff (MERRA) and water storage (GRACE) were used to estimate water availability and the hydrological response of watersheds and aquifers. Scenarios of HF were generated using a statistical model that simulates HF water requirements, hydrocarbon production, flowback-produced water and economic trends, among others factors that influence the HF development.</span></p><p><span>The proposed framework was applied to evaluate the impacts of HF development on the water energy-nexus at the transboundary Eagle Ford play, located across Mexico’s northeast, a water-limited region that contains substantial reserves of shale gas.</span></p><p><span>Scenarios were generated following two economic projections and assuming water use trends and historical HF development from the Eagle Ford, Barnett and Haynesville plays, in Texas, which are geologically similar to the Mexican Eagle Ford play.</span></p><p><span>Results suggested that the higher impacts on the water-energy nexus in Mexico resulted from reported trends in Eagle Ford, Texas, with ~14,000 wells drilled in ten years and an accumulative water use volume of ~450 millions cubic meters, representing about ~69% of the annual groundwater concessions for municipal use.</span></p><p><span>The framework presented in this work can be used in other plays around the world to assess the impacts of HF on water resources and their implications in its water-energy nexus.</span></p>

Water Use for Shale-Gas Production in Texas, U.S.

2012 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 3580-3586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Philippe Nicot ◽  
Bridget R. Scanlon
Keyword(s):  
Water Use ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Gas Production

Water use for shale gas development in China’s Fuling shale gas field

2020 ◽  
Vol 256 ◽  
pp. 120680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenrui Shi ◽  
Xingzhi Wang ◽  
Meiyu Guo ◽  
Yuanhui Shi ◽  
Aiguo Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Use ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Gas Field

scholarly journals Water use for shale gas extraction in the Sichuan Basin, China

2018 ◽  
Vol 226 ◽  
pp. 13-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianliang Wang ◽  
Mingming Liu ◽  
Yongmei Bentley ◽  
Lianyong Feng ◽  
Chunhua Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Water Use ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Sichuan Basin ◽  
Gas Extraction ◽  
The Sichuan Basin

scholarly journals Water Availability Assessment of Shale Gas Production in the Weiyuan Play, China

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xia Wu ◽  
Xia Jun ◽  
Baoshan Guan ◽  
Xinming Yan ◽  
Lei Zou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Use ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Water Footprint ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Water Withdrawal ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Streamflow Statistics ◽  
Availability Assessment

Innovations and improvements in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal well technologies have contributed to the success of the shale gas industry; however, the industry is also challenged by freshwater use and environmental health issues. Increasing water impact makes precise quantification of water consumption important. The objective in this study was to better understand water sustainability and availability of the projected shale gas from 2018 to 2030 in the Weiyuan play, China. The water footprint framework was used to quantify the potential water use and environmental impacts on different time scales. The results showed that the water use per well ranged from 11351.3 to 60664.73 m3, with a median of 36013.94 m3, totaling ~3.44 Mm3 for 97 wells. Yearly evaluation results showed that the gray water footprint was the main contributor and accounted for 83.82% to 96.76%, which was dependent on different scenarios of treatment percentages. The monthly environmental impact results indicated that the annual streamflow statistics were more likely to prevent water withdrawal. Water quality issues may be alleviated through recycling and retreatment measures that improve current waste water management strategies. Resource regulators should manage their water resources by matching water demand to water availability or replenishment.

scholarly journals Water Availability Assessment of Shale Gas Production in the Weiyuan Play, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xia Wu ◽  
Jun Xia ◽  
Baoshan Guan ◽  
Xinming Yan ◽  
Lei Zou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Use ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Water Footprint ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Water Withdrawal ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Streamflow Statistics ◽  
Availability Assessment

Innovations and improvements in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal well technologies have contributed to the success of the shale gas industry; however, the industry is also challenged by freshwater use and environmental health issues, and this makes precise quantification of water consumption important. The objective of this study was to better understand water sustainability and availability of the projected shale gas from 2018 to 2030 in the Weiyuan play, China. The water footprint framework was used to quantify the potential water use and environmental impacts on different time scales. The results showed that the water use per well ranged from 11,300 to 60,660 m3, with a median of 36,014 m3, totaling ~ 3.44 Mm3 for 97 wells. Yearly evaluation results showed that the gray water footprint was the main contributor and accounted for 83.82% to 96.76%, which was dependent on the different treatment percentage scenario. The monthly environmental impact results indicated that the annual streamflow statistics were more likely to prevent water withdrawal. Water quality issues may be alleviated through recycling and retreatment measures that improve current waste water management strategies. Resource regulators should manage their water resources by matching water demand to water availability or replenishment.

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