Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin [electronic resource] : Workshop Summary

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자료유형	e-Book
서명/저자사항	Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin [electronic resource]: Workshop Summary.
개인저자	Linn, Anne, General Rapporteur
단체저자명	Committee on the Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin,Author Committee on Earth ResourcesAuthor. Board on Earth Sciences and ResourcesAuthor. Water Science and Technology BoardAuthor. Division on Earth and Life StudiesAuthor. National Research Council (U.S.),Author.
발행사항	Washington: National Academies Press, March 2014.
형태사항	1 online resource (78 p.).
기타형태 저록	Print version: Development of unconventional hydrocarbon resources in the Appalachian Basin : workshop summary. Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, c2014 xi, 65 pages 9780309298810
ISBN	9780309298827 0309298822
서지주기	Includes bibliographical references.
요약	"Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin" is the summary of a workshop convened by the National Research Council to examine the geology and unconventional hydrocarbon resources of the Appalachian Basin; technical methods for producing unconventional hydrocarbons and disposing of wastewater; the potential effects of production on the environment; relevant policies and regulations; and priorities for future scientific and engineering research. Workshop presentations by experts in the fields of geosciences and engineering examined the numerous geoscientific aspects of hydrocarbon development from unconventional resources, including natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids. Shale gas is the fastest growing source of U.S. natural gas. Most of the oil and gas produced in the United States comes from conventional reservoirs in which hydrocarbons have accumulated in discrete structural or stratigraphic traps below relatively impermeable rock and above a well-defined hydrocarbon-water interface. However, a growing fraction comes from unconventional reservoirs - geographically extensive accumulations of hydrocarbons held in low-permeability rock with diffuse boundaries and no obvious traps or hydrocarbon-water contacts. In the Appalachian Basin, shale gas development is proceeding in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, while New York and Maryland have commissioned studies to assess potential impacts. "Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin" focuses on the main hydrocarbon-bearing geologic formations in and around the Appalachian Basin, including the Marcellus, Utica, and Devonian shales, and their estimated resources, current production levels, and projected output. This report examines the potential effects on surface water and groundwater quality and quantity; potential effects on landscapes, including soil and living organisms, and other environmental systems; and technical and engineering processes for exploration and production.
이용대상자	Scholarly & Professional
일반주제명	Formations (Geology) --Appalachian Basin --Congresses. Shale gas --Appalachian Basin --Congresses. Shale gas industry --Environmental aspects --Appalachian Basin --Congresses. SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography. SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology.
분류기호(DDC)	551.41
언어	영어
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