Biocides in hydraulic fracturing fluids: a critical review of their usage, mobility, degradation, and toxicity

GA Kahrilas, J Blotevogel, PS Stewart… - … science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
Biocides are critical components of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) fluids used for
unconventional shale gas development. Bacteria may cause bioclogging and inhibit gas …

On-site treatment of flowback and produced water from shale gas hydraulic fracturing: A review and economic evaluation

E Mohammad-Pajooh, D Weichgrebe, G Cuff… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
On-site flowback treatment systems are typically rated and selected based on three
fundamental categories: satisfying customer needs (eg meeting effluent quality, capacity …

[KNIHA][B] Fundamentals of gas shale reservoirs

R Rezaee - 2015 - books.google.com
Provides comprehensive information about the key exploration, development and
optimization concepts required for gas shale reservoirs Includes statistics about gas shale …

Organic substances in produced and formation water from unconventional natural gas extraction in coal and shale

W Orem, C Tatu, M Varonka, H Lerch, A Bates… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Organic substances in produced and formation water from coalbed methane (CBM) and gas
shale plays from across the USA were examined in this study. Disposal of produced waters …

Assessment of effluent contaminants from three facilities discharging Marcellus Shale wastewater to surface waters in Pennsylvania

KJ Ferrar, DR Michanowicz, CL Christen… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
Unconventional natural gas development in Pennsylania has created a new wastewater
stream. In an effort to stop the discharge of Marcellus Shale unconventional natural gas …

Life cycle water consumption and wastewater generation impacts of a Marcellus shale gas well

M Jiang, CT Hendrickson… - Environmental science & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
This study estimates the life cycle water consumption and wastewater generation impacts of
a Marcellus shale gas well from its construction to end of life. Direct water consumption at …

Energy (in) security in Poland the case of shale gas

C Johnson, T Boersma - Energy policy, 2013 - Elsevier
The large scale extraction of natural gas from shale rock layers in North America using
hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”, has prompted geologists, economists and politicians in …

Regional variation in water-related impacts of shale gas development and implications for emerging international plays

MS Mauter, PJJ Alvarez, A Burton, DC Cafaro, W Chen… - 2014 - ACS Publications
The unconventional fossil fuel industry is expected to expand dramatically in coming
decades as conventional reserves wane. Minimizing the environmental impacts of this …

An approach for assessing engineering risk from shale gas wells in the United States

DJ Soeder, S Sharma, N Pekney, L Hopkinson… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
In response to a series of “energy crises” in the 1970s, the United States government began
investigating the potential of unconventional, domestic sources of energy to offset imported …

[PDF][PDF] Hydraulic fracturing and water resources: separating the frack from the fiction

H Cooley, K Donnelly, N Ross, P Luu - Pacific Institute, Oakland, 2012 - pacinst.org
Natural gas has been touted by some as a key “bridge fuel” that will transition the United
States toward a more low-carbon energy economy. Energy analysts, including the United …