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Horizontal Natural Gas Fracking
Nicki Neu
CBE 555 – Fall 2012
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Overview What is Gas Fracking?
Environmental Concerns
How Can We Use Natural Gas?
Politics and Regulations
Our Role As Engineers
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What is Gas Fracking? http
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY34PQUiwOQ&feature=related
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Environmental Concerns Well Water Contamination
Methane migration Cement casing
Waste Water Disposal 3-6 million gallons of water per well ½% volume toxic chemicals 15,000 gallons of toxic chemicals per well Spills during removal
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How Can We Use Natural Gas? Previously as a heating source
Ongoing debates on ability to replace petroleum
Government grants
Supply drives innovation
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Act 13 Applies to “unconventional wells” Well Control Emergency Plan Well Assessment Fee Variance allowed for regulations
Additional protective measures taken
Table 1. Well Fee Assessment (per well, based on annual average price per MMBtu in previous calendar year)
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Act 13: Environmental Regulations Pre Drilling
Well water testing Frack fluid disclosure Technical compliance Mitigation planning
Drilling Well site and local containment
Post Drilling Testing requirements Permits required Water Management Plan
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Act 13: Reasonable Development and Local Ordnances “No conditions more stringent than those imposed
on industrial uses or other land development in the zoning district, including those for height, screening, fencing, lighting and noise.”
“Oil and gas operations are a permitted use in all districts, except that a municipality can prohibit or require a conditional use in residential districts if: The well cannot be placed at least 500 feet from an
existing building; or The edge of the well pad cannot be placed at least 300
feet from an existing building.”
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Politics vs. Propaganda? Where do we draw the line?
Industry funded studies – perception?
Media portrayal – difference between good and bad studies?
Shale Work for US – government funded effort to “sell” Ohioans on gas fracking
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Conclusion: Our Role as Engineers Relatively new technology
Regulations – harmful or helpful in development?
Overcoming personal bias – hot topic issue
Personal Views
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Questions?