Shale gas

form of Energy Security Risk points, and Shale Gas Production in the United States. By Md Akram Hossain Abstract Fracking is a type of drilling technique that has been used commercially for almost 65 years. Hydraulic fracking is also being used to stimulate new production from older wells. The combination of advanced hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, utilizing state of the art technology, is mostly responsible for todays booming US oil and natural gas production. This paper investigates the

The multi-billion dollar gas industry is seeking to expand its production across the nation, in light of new technology making extracting natural gas much easier. A Healthy alternative to the fossil fuels we so frivolously use is now more critical than ever. In 2011, the United States used 18.83 million barrels of raw oil daily, and in 2010 19.18 million barrels of petroleum products and biofuels. In 2010 and 2011, that was nearly 22% of the world’s oil supply. (U.S Department of Energy) Previously

The Marcellus Shale is a huge source of natural gas that geologists knew about. It's very easy to spot out because it's black in color. It was suspected that the Marcellus Shale might soon become a major suppler of the United State's natural gas. The Marcellus Shale is actually located in multiple states, that's just how huge it is. It's a shale that's located beneath Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York, Maryland, Kentucky, and Tennessee. It is of great importance and value because it's one

The Marcellus Shale Industry in Pennsylvania Despite it’s long history of coal, oil, and gas development, Pennsylvania has seemingly been overcome by the rapidity and scale of production demonstrated with the recent boom of Marcellus Shale industry, which has companies, workers, environmentalists, etc. flocking to its northern tier. However, controversy seems to have followed as “the economic criticism of the drilling industry is that it booms and then busts, generating few local jobs and leaving

natural gas. With the start of the industrial revolution came the beginning of the use of fossil fuels. Thus, making the United States overly dependent on a limited resource that was also harming our environment. Over the past few decade, nations around the world have realized that the finite amount of fossil fuels is coming to an end, and our need for alternative fuel and energy sources is growing. We have experimented with different types of resources, one of them being natural gas. Natural gas has

most highly debated topics in the gas industry is hydraulic fracking. News about it is on the radio, tv and all over the internet. The truth about hydraulic fracking can be hard to find but is imperative to know the truth. The U.S Energy Information Administration estimates that the United States has 2,119 trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas. They predict that 60% of this gas is “unconventional gas” that is stored in low permeability formations such as shale, coalbeds, and tight sands (Jackson

Roughly 72% of the water used for Marcellus Shale drilling is derived from natural water sources in Pennsylvania. Additional water is purchased or collected from rainwater. Pennsylvania shale is maintained to be high value, producer, but research suggests that it is not clear how much natural gas can be extracted from U.S. shale as a long-term strategy. Pollution in Pennsylvania is largely attributed to factory emissions and outdoor

anything wrong.” (149) Thus, now leaving the effects of the pollution and the responsibility of solving the issue to the next landowner to deal with. In hydraulic fracturing environments, this is very common. Similarly, if a gas and oil company were to drill for shale gas near one’s home, they – by law – are permitted to drill near one’s soil unless you are the owner of the land. This is where the companies offer large amount of money to buy your land knowing that the consequences to the nearby

Since the energy boom of the 1900’s, new technology has become available to tap into natural gas deposits that have been out of reach since the beginning of time. The technology called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking for short, has erupted and could very well be the major economic boom of the century. “Hydraulic fracturing is a process that 's been used to extract oil and natural gas since it was first introduced by Standard Oil in the 1940s.” (Hassett and Mathur 2014) The original process used

In 2000, shale beds where the number one source of America’s constant need for gas. Most of that production increase has come about to the growing need of hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking”, which is a process used to release oil or gas from underground formations that are otherwise too hard to mine with other tools. Over the past few years, advances in fracking technology have made huge reserves of natural gas in America economically recoverable. According to the Energy Information