Thoughts on Unconventional Oil and Gas Development in China

2011 ◽  
Vol 121-126 ◽  
pp. 3034-3038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Xu Guan ◽  
Yi Xuan Fan ◽  
Qiang Cao
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
The United States ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Coal Bed ◽  
Tight Sandstone ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Natural Gas Development ◽  
Unconventional Natural Gas ◽  
Unconventional Oil And Gas

With the era of high oil prices and prominent contradict between domestic oil and gas supply and demand, a boom of unconventional natural gas development has set off. While a major success of shale gas development has been made in the United States, it has also brought a successful experience and advanced technology to China. China also have carried out deep research and have achieved certain results in coal bed methane and tight sandstone gas, etc. However, difficulties and problems faced in the development process need to be carefully dealt with .

scholarly journals Uneven impacts and uncoordinated studies: A systematic review of research on unconventional oil and gas development in the United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 101465
Author(s):  
Kathryn Bills Walsh ◽  
Julia Hobson Haggerty ◽  
Jeffrey B. Jacquet ◽  
Gene L. Theodori ◽  
Adrianne Kroepsch
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Unconventional Oil ◽  
Unconventional Oil And Gas

United States Experience Regulating Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edith Allison
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Unconventional Oil ◽  
Oil And Gas Operations ◽  
Unconventional Oil And Gas

ABSTRACT In the midst of aggressive anti-drilling campaigns by environmental organizations and well-publicized complaints by citizens unaccustomed to oil and gas operations, rigorous studies of unconventional oil and gas development show that there are no widespread or systemic impacts on drinking water resources in the United States. In addition, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions have significantly declined with the growth in natural gas production and its use in power generation. Furthermore, induced seismicity from subsurface waste disposal has plummeted in response to industry initiatives and new regulations. This record of environmental protection reflects the fact that U.S. hydraulic fracturing, like other oil and gas operations, is highly regulated by the states. In addition, air emissions, operations on federal lands, and subsurface injection are subject to federal regulation. Academic and government researchers have documented that chemicals and gas produced by hydraulic fracturing are not contaminating drinking water. However, as an added complication, methane occurs naturally in drinking water aquifers in some producing areas. In 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed a four-year study of potential aquifer contamination from hydraulic fracturing and associated industry operations. The report found some impacts on drinking water including contamination of drinking water wells; however, the number of cases was small compared to the number of wells hydraulically fractured. The scientific peer-review and public critique of the study, which continues after more than a year, may recommend additional research. The emotionally charged, anti-fracking campaigns provided important lessons to U.S. operators: pre-drilling, baseline data on water and air quality are essential to answering public concerns; infrastructure issues such as increased truck traffic on small, local roads are important to residents; and the initial failure to disclose the composition of hydraulic fracturing fluid intensified public concern.

scholarly journals Evaluating Domestic Well Vulnerability to Contamination From Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Sites

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario A. Soriano ◽  
Helen G. Siegel ◽  
Kristina M. Gutchess ◽  
Cassandra J. Clark ◽  
Yunpo Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Unconventional Oil ◽  
Unconventional Oil And Gas

scholarly journals Setback distances for unconventional oil and gas development: Delphi study results

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. e0202462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celia Lewis ◽  
Lydia H. Greiner ◽  
David R. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Delphi Study ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Unconventional Oil ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Unconventional Oil And Gas

Groundwater phosphorus concentrations: global trends and links with agricultural and oil and gas activities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Warrack ◽  
Mary Kang ◽  
Christian von Sperber
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Surface Water Quality ◽  
The United States ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Anthropogenic Sources ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Global Trends

<p>Although observations show that anthropogenic phosphorus (P) can reach groundwater supplies, there has been no comprehensive evaluation of P in groundwater at the global scale. Additionally, there have been minimal studies on distributed sources, such as agriculture, and the effects of oil and gas activities on P contamination in groundwater are poorly understood. We compile and analyze 181,653 groundwater P concentrations from 13 government agencies and 8 individual research studies in 11 different countries in order to determine the extent of P pollution at the global scale. We find that every country with data has groundwater P concentrations that pose a significant risk of eutrophication to surface waters. In Canada and the United States, we study the relationship between land use, focusing on crop/pastureland, and increased P concentrations in groundwater. In Ontario and Alberta, two Canadian provinces with different histories of oil and gas development, we find areas with a high concentration of P groundwater pollution to coincide with regions of intense oil and gas activity. Understanding the effects of anthropogenic sources on phosphorus contamination of groundwater and identifying all possible pathways through which contamination can occur will assist regulators in planning and implementing effective strategies to manage groundwater and surface water quality and sustain ecosystem health.</p>

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