Hydraulic fracturing‐induced seismicity

R Schultz, RJ Skoumal, MR Brudzinski… - Reviews of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hydraulic fracturing (HF) is a technique that is used for extracting petroleum resources from
impermeable host rocks. In this process, fluid injected under high pressure causes fractures …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review of risks, characteristics, and treatment strategies for potentially toxic elements in wastewater from shale gas extraction

Y Sun, D Wang, DCW Tsang, L Wang, YS Ok… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Shale gas extraction via horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (HF) has enhanced gas
production worldwide, which has altered global energy markets and reduced the prices of …

Hydraulic fracturing volume is associated with induced earthquake productivity in the Duvernay play

R Schultz, G Atkinson, DW Eaton, YJ Gu, H Kao - Science, 2018 - science.org
A sharp increase in the frequency of earthquakes near Fox Creek, Alberta, began in
December 2013 in response to hydraulic fracturing. Using a hydraulic fracturing database …

Critical review of the energy-water-carbon nexus in cities

F Meng, G Liu, S Liang, M Su, Z Yang - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Energy, water, and carbon dioxide are interdependent and have complex interactions
through the economic supply chains of cities. Reviewing the state-of-art advances in the …

Pecan shell based activated carbon for removal of iron (II) from fracking wastewater: adsorption kinetics, isotherm and thermodynamic studies

AR Kaveeshwar, SK Ponnusamy, ED Revellame… - Process Safety and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pecan shell based activated carbon (PSBAC) developed in this work had a high specific
surface area (1500 m 2/g) and pore volume (0.7 cm 3/g). The maximum adsorption capacity …

Shale gas development and infant health: evidence from Pennsylvania

EL Hill - Journal of health economics, 2018 - Elsevier
This research exploits the introduction of shale gas wells in Pennsylvania in response to
growing controversy around the drilling method of hydraulic fracturing. Using detailed …

Comparative analysis of hydraulic fracturing wastewater practices in unconventional shale development: Water sourcing, treatment and disposal practices

DS Alessi, A Zolfaghari, S Kletke… - Canadian Water …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This paper is the first of a two-part series designed to assess and summarize extant
knowledge regarding hydraulic fracturing water and wastewater management practices …

Modeling three-dimensional fluid-driven propagation of multiple fractures using TOUGH-FEMM

X Tang, J Rutqvist, M Hu, NM Rayudu - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2019 - Springer
In this paper, a new numerical simulation tool named TOUGH-FEMM is presented and
applied to model three-dimensional (3D) hydraulic fracturing in porous rock. The fluid flow in …

Effect of pretreatment and operating conditions on the performance of membrane distillation for the treatment of shale gas wastewater

H Cho, Y Choi, S Lee - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
The exploitation of shale gas has increasingly become important as a sustainable energy
source but also has environmental issues including the production of wastewater with high …

Advantages of supercritical CO2 compound fracturing in shale on fracture geometry, complexity and width

H Chen, Y Hu, Y Kang, X Wang, F Liu, Y Liu - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2021 - Elsevier
Supercritical carbon dioxide (SC–CO 2) fracturing has a great prospect for shale gas
development, but the poor proppant carrying capacity hinders its effective application. In this …