Environmental considerations associated with hydraulic fracturing operations adjusting to the shale revolution in a green world / James A. Jacobs, Stephen M. Testa.
| Author/creator | Jacobs, James A., 1956- |
| Other author | Testa, Stephen M. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Hoboken, NJ, USA : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2019. |
| Description | xxxiii, 542 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "Provides technical information as well as mitigation recommendations and audit checklists for safety and environmental issues related to unconventional oil and gas operations - Includes a history of oil and gas drilling associated with hydraulic fracturing and explains the geologic and technical issues of fracking of tight sand and shale formations - Describes the geology of conventional and unconventional oil and gas resources, as well as the methods of verification for environmentally safe resource extraction - Includes numerous case studies from the US EPA and other agencies and universities featuring safe and appropriate resource extraction, as well as verified case studies where water resources have been impacted by industrial activities or by other factors - Discussed issues related to coproduced waste water and induced seismicity from injection of wastewater. - Provides a variety of soil, vapor and groundwater sampling methods to collect background data prior to unconventional oil and gas operations Environmental scientists, geologists, regulators, city planners, attorneys, foresters and wildlife planners, remediation contractors, consultants (engineers, environmental scientists, geologists, chemists) as well as community leaders"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018033199 |
| ISBN | 9781119336099 (hardcover) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |