scholarly journals Water quality studied in areas of unconventional oil and gas development, including areas where hydraulic fracturing techniques are used, in the United States

Fact Sheet ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
David D. Susong ◽  
Tanya J. Gallegos ◽  
Gretchen P. Oelsner
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Unconventional Oil ◽  
Unconventional Oil And Gas

United States Experience Regulating Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edith Allison
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Unconventional Oil ◽  
Oil And Gas Operations ◽  
Unconventional Oil And Gas

ABSTRACT In the midst of aggressive anti-drilling campaigns by environmental organizations and well-publicized complaints by citizens unaccustomed to oil and gas operations, rigorous studies of unconventional oil and gas development show that there are no widespread or systemic impacts on drinking water resources in the United States. In addition, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions have significantly declined with the growth in natural gas production and its use in power generation. Furthermore, induced seismicity from subsurface waste disposal has plummeted in response to industry initiatives and new regulations. This record of environmental protection reflects the fact that U.S. hydraulic fracturing, like other oil and gas operations, is highly regulated by the states. In addition, air emissions, operations on federal lands, and subsurface injection are subject to federal regulation. Academic and government researchers have documented that chemicals and gas produced by hydraulic fracturing are not contaminating drinking water. However, as an added complication, methane occurs naturally in drinking water aquifers in some producing areas. In 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed a four-year study of potential aquifer contamination from hydraulic fracturing and associated industry operations. The report found some impacts on drinking water including contamination of drinking water wells; however, the number of cases was small compared to the number of wells hydraulically fractured. The scientific peer-review and public critique of the study, which continues after more than a year, may recommend additional research. The emotionally charged, anti-fracking campaigns provided important lessons to U.S. operators: pre-drilling, baseline data on water and air quality are essential to answering public concerns; infrastructure issues such as increased truck traffic on small, local roads are important to residents; and the initial failure to disclose the composition of hydraulic fracturing fluid intensified public concern.

scholarly journals Uneven impacts and uncoordinated studies: A systematic review of research on unconventional oil and gas development in the United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 101465
Author(s):  
Kathryn Bills Walsh ◽  
Julia Hobson Haggerty ◽  
Jeffrey B. Jacquet ◽  
Gene L. Theodori ◽  
Adrianne Kroepsch
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Unconventional Oil ◽  
Unconventional Oil And Gas

Forecasting growth of the Australian unconventional oil and gas services market

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 531
Author(s):  
Ryan Carbrey
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Unconventional Oil ◽  
Vaca Muerta ◽  
Infrastructure Finance ◽  
Unconventional Oil And Gas ◽  
Activity Forecast

This paper examines the unconventional oil and gas oilfield services market in Australia. First, the paper gives an activity forecast through to 2025 on how many wells are expected to be completed. The paper looks at how the geology, supply chain, infrastructure, finance and other constraints compare to the Vaca Muerta in Argentina and the Permian in the United States. Finally, the paper looks at the completive landscape and supply demand balance of the frac services market within Australia.

A Historical Perspective of Unconventional Oil and Gas Extraction and Public Health

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin N. Haynes ◽  
Lisa McKenzie ◽  
Stephanie A. Malin ◽  
John W. Cherrie
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gas Extraction ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Unconventional Oil ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Unconventional Oil And Gas

Technological advances in directional well drilling and hydraulic fracturing have enabled extraction of oil and gas from once unobtainable geological formations. These unconventional oil and gas extraction (UOGE) techniques have positioned the United States as the fastest-growing oil and gas producer in the world. The onset of UOGE as a viable subsurface energy abstraction technology has also led to the rise of public concern about its potential health impacts on workers and communities, both in the United States and other countries where the technology is being developed. Herein we review in the national and global impact of UOGE from a historical perspective of occupational and public health. Also discussed are the sociological interactions between scientific knowledge, social media, and citizen action groups, which have brought wider attention to the potential public health implications of UOGE.

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