Download PDF Summer Issue of The Bridge on Shale Gas: Promises and Challenges June 15, 2014 Volume 44 Issue 2 Articles In This Issue Occupational Health and Safety Considerations in Oil and Gas Extraction Operations Sunday, June 15, 2014 AuthorKaren B. Mulloy The onshore oil and gas industry has experienced rapid growth in upstream extraction production, in part due to the use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in unconventional wells. Although hydraulic fracturing is not a new process, its use has increased significantly in the past decade with the ... NAE Topical Meeting: “Shale Gas: Promises and Challenges” Sunday, June 15, 2014 AuthorJohn C. Angus, Steven W. Percy and Beverly Z. Saylor Editors’ Note The recent revolution in methods for extracting natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons from shale formations presents the nation with unprecedented opportunities and challenges. Policy decisions concerning a host of technical, economic, and environmental questions will have to ... Trends in the World Energy Balance Sunday, June 15, 2014 AuthorMark Finley and Christof Rühl This article draws on BP’s 62nd annual Statistical Review of World Energy, published in June 2013. The Statistical Review has provided high-quality, objective, and globally consistent data on world energy markets since 1952. A widely respected and authoritative publication in the field of ... Shale Gas Production Effects on Investment and Competitiveness in the US Chemical Industry Sunday, June 15, 2014 AuthorT. Kevin Swift This paper reports current and projected effects of dramatic increases in US shale gas production on new investment in—and hence the competitiveness of—the US chemical industry. Similar to the manufacturing industries, the chemical industry uses hydrocarbons, including natural gas, to ... Air Pollution Issues Associated with Shale Gas Production Sunday, June 15, 2014 AuthorGabrielle Pétron Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the University of Colorado Boulder. The impacts of natural gas extraction on air quality ... Well Integrity Challenges and Risk Mitigation Measures Sunday, June 15, 2014 AuthorStefan Bachu and Randy L. Valencia Hydraulic fracturing is not a new technology—it has been practiced in vertical wells by the oil and gas industry since the late 1940s–early 1950s. But multistage hydraulic fracturing in horizontal wells, which may be a few miles in length, opened new possibilities for producing oil and ... Produced Water from Hydrofracturing Challenges and Opportunities for Reuse and Recovery Sunday, June 15, 2014 AuthorJames M. Silva, Rachel M. Gettings, William L. Kostedt, and Vicki H. Watkins Technological advances in exploration and production have enabled the economical production of natural gas from shale, which has led to dramatic increases in both shale gas production and reserves. A key challenge associated with this production is the management of the resulting produced water, ... Social Impacts of Shale Development on Municipalities Sunday, June 15, 2014 AuthorIryna Lendel The shale revolution has been studied primarily for its regional and national economic benefits, which are due to the spread of industries in the shale-related supply chain. There has been significantly less attention to local costs and benefits. The pace of economic development activities and ...
Occupational Health and Safety Considerations in Oil and Gas Extraction Operations Sunday, June 15, 2014 AuthorKaren B. Mulloy The onshore oil and gas industry has experienced rapid growth in upstream extraction production, in part due to the use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in unconventional wells. Although hydraulic fracturing is not a new process, its use has increased significantly in the past decade with the ...
NAE Topical Meeting: “Shale Gas: Promises and Challenges” Sunday, June 15, 2014 AuthorJohn C. Angus, Steven W. Percy and Beverly Z. Saylor Editors’ Note The recent revolution in methods for extracting natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons from shale formations presents the nation with unprecedented opportunities and challenges. Policy decisions concerning a host of technical, economic, and environmental questions will have to ...
Trends in the World Energy Balance Sunday, June 15, 2014 AuthorMark Finley and Christof Rühl This article draws on BP’s 62nd annual Statistical Review of World Energy, published in June 2013. The Statistical Review has provided high-quality, objective, and globally consistent data on world energy markets since 1952. A widely respected and authoritative publication in the field of ...
Shale Gas Production Effects on Investment and Competitiveness in the US Chemical Industry Sunday, June 15, 2014 AuthorT. Kevin Swift This paper reports current and projected effects of dramatic increases in US shale gas production on new investment in—and hence the competitiveness of—the US chemical industry. Similar to the manufacturing industries, the chemical industry uses hydrocarbons, including natural gas, to ...
Air Pollution Issues Associated with Shale Gas Production Sunday, June 15, 2014 AuthorGabrielle Pétron Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the University of Colorado Boulder. The impacts of natural gas extraction on air quality ...
Well Integrity Challenges and Risk Mitigation Measures Sunday, June 15, 2014 AuthorStefan Bachu and Randy L. Valencia Hydraulic fracturing is not a new technology—it has been practiced in vertical wells by the oil and gas industry since the late 1940s–early 1950s. But multistage hydraulic fracturing in horizontal wells, which may be a few miles in length, opened new possibilities for producing oil and ...
Produced Water from Hydrofracturing Challenges and Opportunities for Reuse and Recovery Sunday, June 15, 2014 AuthorJames M. Silva, Rachel M. Gettings, William L. Kostedt, and Vicki H. Watkins Technological advances in exploration and production have enabled the economical production of natural gas from shale, which has led to dramatic increases in both shale gas production and reserves. A key challenge associated with this production is the management of the resulting produced water, ...
Social Impacts of Shale Development on Municipalities Sunday, June 15, 2014 AuthorIryna Lendel The shale revolution has been studied primarily for its regional and national economic benefits, which are due to the spread of industries in the shale-related supply chain. There has been significantly less attention to local costs and benefits. The pace of economic development activities and ...