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and Unconventional Oil and Natural Gas Development Hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling are safely unlocking vast US reserves of oil and natural gas found in shale and other tightrock. Zheng. Lu. Shale gas has become viable in the last decade due to advances in technology. The US has 2,119 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. ~60% is stored in shale/. coalbeds. /tight sands. . Large-scale production of shale gas has is possible due to advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. Fracture Mining. IN MANITOBA. MB Eco-Network Water Caucus. April 26, 2012. Fracking Topics. The Fracking Process. Materials. Fracking Chemicals. Water issues. Water use. Contaminated water storage. Ground water contamination. Page 1 Chemical pollution from fracking By Philip J Lightowlers for CHEM Trust www.chemtrust.org.uk/fracking About the author Philip Lightowlers studied biology and chemistry at Edinburgh Universit Russ Dickerson. Shale Gas Production via Hydraulic Fracturing. Modified from AOSC 433/633 & CHEM 433/633. ▪ . Overview of shale gas production via . horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (aka fracking). Case Study: The United States. Text. Drilling Down: The Bakken, Marcellus, Monterey, and Niobrara Formations. Overview of U.S. Fracking Boom. • Current Production: 300,000 barrels of Natural Gas per day, Oil at a 25 year high (set to double in 5-10 years). . to. . the. . Rights. of . N. a. ture. Tribunal. Lima, . Peru. , . December. 2014. By. Shannon . Biggs. , Director, . Movement. . Rights. shannon@movementrights.org. Hydraulic Fracking: Violating the Rights of Nature. Justin Miles Jorgensen. http://fracknewzealand.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/landscape.jpg. What is Fracking. Dictionary.com - . noun a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil. . Todd Bazzett. Fracking is a . slang term. used to describe the . combination of new . technologies used to extract natural gas from shale formations deep in the earth. . Horizontal . high volume . A PRESENTATION BY:. GYNNIE ROBNETT. OMB Watch. THE RIGHT TO KNOW, THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT. Reviews the expansion of natural gas drilling. Examines evidence on health risks of drilling. Lays out elements of an effective chemical disclosure policy. PERMITTING PROCESS. Chandra Theegala, PhD, PE. Professor. Biological & Agricultural Engineering. LSU & LSU AgCenter. Kura Bhaskar, PhD, PE. Professor & Interim Chair. Associate Dean – Program Dev.. Colorado oil and gas regulation. Previous speakers have described regulatory systems governed by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) and other state and federal regulators.. My subject is Colorado’s allocation of power over oil and gas between state and local governments and proposals to shift more authority to local governments.. Fracking. Argument?: Why the energy industry is jumping the gun with Hydraulic Fracturing. . By Nicholas Idler. What is Hydraulic Fracturing?. Hydraulic . f. racturing, or . fracking. , is a technology used in drilling for oil and natural gas.. Maddie Bess. , . Berry College Geology student and Synovus Scholar . Advised by . Dr. Tamie J . Jovanelly. , . associate professor of geology. What is fracking?. What are the implications of fracking, both benefits and costs?. The Effects of Fracking Fluid on Algal Growth John Peilert Grade 11 Central Catholic High School Problem Do chemicals used in Fracking have a negative effect on the algae? Euglena gracilis Algal-like protist