HYDRAULIC FRACTURING (FRACKING) AND OFFSHORE

DRILLING / EXPLORATION UPDATE

CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP FEBRUARY 9, 2016

CONVENTIONAL DRILLING (OIL EXTRACTION)

OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION IS THE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF

PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS FROM WELLS. THE INDUSTRY GENERATES

WASTEWATER FROM THE WATER EXTRACTED FROM THE GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS AND FROM CHEMICALS USED DURING EXPLORATION, WELL DRILLING AND PRODUCTION OF OIL

AND GAS.SOURCE: ~ US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) 2015

“WHAT IS FRACKING?”OIL AND GAS COMPANIES UTILIZE

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING (FRACKING) AS A MEANS TO EXTRACT NATURAL GAS OR OIL FROM TARGET ROCK FORMATION.

FLUID IS PUMPED AT HIGH PRESSURE TO RELEASE TRAPPED FUEL. FRACTURING

FLUID IS COMPRISED OF DIFFERENT SUBSTANCES INCLUDING, BUT NOT

LIMITED TO WATER, SAND, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, METHANOL,

HYDROTREATED LIGHT PETROLEUM, AND ADDITIVES (SINGLE OR MULTIPLE

INGREDIENTS). SOURCE: ~ US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) 2015

“WHERE ARE THE WELLS?”

Source ~ Florida Departmentof Environmental Protection(DEP) 2015

Over 1,000 permitted wells have been drilled since 1943. During this timeframe, the petroleum industry has safely produced 611 million barrels of crude oil and 689 billion cubic feet of natural gas in Collier, Hendry, Lee, Dade, Escambia, and Santa Rosa counties. ~ DEP

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF (OCS) ACTIVITY IN FEDERAL WATERS

FLORIDA’S EAST COST IS EXCLUDED FROM DRILLING

LEASES UNTIL 2022

BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT IS CONSIDERING

GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION

GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL (G&G) EXPLORATION

-SEISMIC SURVEYS: AIR GUN SURVEYS -DEEP STRATIGRAPHIC TESTS (DRILLS)

SOURCE: ~ BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 2016

SINCE LAST WORKSHOP…• Now: Legislation proposed House Bill 191 / Senate Bill 318 basically

mirrors the 2015 Bill(s) that failed (pro-fracking – land use powers restored to local government as long as not to impose a moratorium on, effectively prohibit, or inordinately burden) & House Bill 19 / SB 166 (against fracking)

• April 2015: DEP releases a letter of concern to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management regarding concerns of Geological and Geophysical (G&G) exploration

• Acknowledged data and information was severely limited or absent• Requested to delay permitting• Multiple applications to conduct G&G in Atlantic Ocean

PERSPECTIVESWater

Fragile environmen

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Limited studies Jobs

Home rule Tourism

STAFF IS SEEKING DIRECTION FROM CITY COUNCIL FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE ACTION ON FRACKING AND

OFFSHORE DRILLING/ EXPLORATION