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Regulating hydraulic fracturing in shale gas plays: The case of Texas
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The ability to economically produce natural gas from unconventional shale gas reservoirs has been made possible recently through the application of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, which has radically changed the energy future of the United States as discussed by the authors.About:
This article is published in Energy Policy.The article was published on 2011-05-01. It has received 395 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Hydraulic fracturing & Tight oil.read more
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A Critical Review of the Risks to Water Resources from Unconventional Shale Gas Development and Hydraulic Fracturing in the United States
Avner Vengosh,Robert B. Jackson,Robert B. Jackson,Nathaniel R. Warner,Thomas H. Darrah,Andrew J. Kondash +5 more
TL;DR: Analysis of published data reveals evidence for stray gas contamination, surface water impacts in areas of intensive shale gas development, and the accumulation of radium isotopes in some disposal and spill sites.
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Global Energy Assessment: Toward a Sustainable Future
TL;DR: The Global Energy Assessment (GEA) as mentioned in this paper brings together over 300 international researchers to provide an independent, scientifically based, integrated and policy-relevant analysis of current and emerging energy issues and options.
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Natural gas from shale formation – The evolution, evidences and challenges of shale gas revolution in United States
TL;DR: The history of US shale gas in this article is divided into three periods and based on the change of oil price (i.e., the period before the 1970s oil crisis, the period from 1970s to 2000, and the period since 2000), the US has moved from being one of the world's biggest importers of gas to being selfsufficient in less than a decade, with the shale gas production increasing 12fold (from 2000 to 2010).
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Water Use for Shale-Gas Production in Texas, U.S.
TL;DR: Net water use for shale-gas production in the U.S. is quantified using data from Texas, which is the dominant producer of shale gas, with a focus on three major plays: the Barnett Shale, Texas-Haynesville Shale and Eagle Ford Shale.
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The sweet spot of forward osmosis: Treatment of produced water, drilling wastewater, and other complex and difficult liquid streams
Bryan D. Coday,Pei Xu,Edward Beaudry,Jack Herron,Keith Lampi,Nathan T. Hancock,Tzahi Y. Cath +6 more
TL;DR: A recent review as mentioned in this paper focuses on the successful development and demonstration of forward osmosis membrane treatment systems, supported by a review of bench-scale, pilot, and demonstration studies on treatment of O&G waste streams, landfill leachates, centrate from anaerobic digesters, activated sludge in membrane bioreactors, and liquid foods and beverages.
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Reducing the greenhouse gas footprint of shale gas
TL;DR: In this paper, a reassessment of the greenhouse gas effect of shale gas is made and it is shown that the effect of coal is less than that of coal over long-term if the higher power generation efficiency of coal was taken into account.
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Climate Change Policy in the United States: The Science, the Politics and the Prospects for Change
TL;DR: The authors examines the international agreements regarding climate change and the U.S. response to those agreements, as well as key provisions of the Kyoto Protocol, to explain the difficulties of any subsequent treaties.