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Summary
Summary
Hydraulic fracturing is a technique developed initially to stimulate oil production from wells in declining oil reservoirs. More recently, it has been used to initiate oil and gas production in unconventional reservoirs where these resources were previously inaccessible. This process is now used in more than 90% of new oil and gas production wells. Hydraulic fracturing is done after a well is drilled and involves injecting large volumes of water, sand and specialized chemicals under enough pressure to fracture the formations holding the oil or gas. The sand holds the fractures open to allow the oil or gas to flow freely out of the formation and into a production well. This book explores hydraulic fracturing and safe drinking water act issues as well as the public health and environmental impacts of natural gas drilling.
Table of Contents
| Preface |
| Hydraulic Fracturing & Safe Drinking Water Act Issues |
| Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing (United States House of Representatives, Committee on Energy & Commerce) |
| Statement of Barbara Boxer, before the Subcommittee on Water & Wildlife, Hearing on "Natural Gas Drilling: Public Health & Environmental Impacts" |
| Statement of Benjamin L. Cardin, before the Subcommittee on Water & Wildlife, Hearing on "Natural Gas Drilling: Public Health & Environmental Impacts" |
| Statement of James M. Inhofe, before the Subcommittee on Water & Wildlife, Hearing on "Natural Gas Drilling: Public Health & Environmental Impacts" |
| Testimony of Bob Perciasepe, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, before the Subcommittee on Water & Wildlife |
| Written Testimony of Conrad Daniel Volz, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, before the Subcommittee on Water & Wildlife, Hearing on "Natural Gas Drilling: Public Health & Environmental Impacts" |
| Testimony of John W. Ubinger, Jr., Senior Vice President, Pennsylvania Environmental Council, before the Committee on Environment & Public Works, Hearing on "Marcellus Shale Development in Pennsylvania" |
| Testimony of Robert M. Summers, PhD., Acting Secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment, before the Subcommittee on Water & Wildlife, Hearing on "Hydraulic Fracturing in the Marcellus Shale & Water Quality" Testimony of the Honorable Jeff Cloud, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Vice Chairman, before the Subcommittee on Water & Wildlife, Hearing on "Natural Gas Drilling: Public Health & Environmental Impacts" |
