Fracking : the operations and environmental consequences of hydraulic fracturing /

• Main Author: Holloway, Michael D., 1963-
• Other Authors: Rudd, Oliver
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ; 2013.
• Subjects: Hydraulic fracturing.; Petroleum industry and trade > Environmental aspects.; Hydraulic fracturing > Environmental aspects.; Natural gas > Prospecting.; Natural gas > Prospecting > Environmental aspects.; Natural gas reserves.; Oil and gas leases.; Groundwater > Pollution.; Shale gas industry > Environmental aspects.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Mining.; Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

• Environmental Impact
• Reality and Myth and Nero Did Not Fiddle While Rome Burned
• Production Development
• Fractures: Their Orientation and Length
• Casing and Cementing
• Pre-Drill Assessments
• Well Construction
• Well Operations
• Failure and Contamination Reduction
• Frack Fluids and Composition
• So Where Do the Frack Fluids Go?
• Common Objections to Drilling Operations
• Air Emissions Controls
• Chemicals and Products on Locations
• Public Perception, the Media, and the Facts.