Can fluids from fracking escape into groundwater
A new study looks at how fluids related to hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" can escape into aquifers via nearby leaky abandoned wells.
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May 16, 2016
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News tagged with hydraulic fracturing
Radioactive isotopes reveal age of oil and gas wastewater spills
Spills from oil and gas operations can contaminate local water and soil with high levels of toxic chemicals, salts and radioactivity, but in many cases there is insufficient information to determine how long ago the spill ...
Environment
May 10, 2016
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Fracking would pose no danger to water supplies, new research suggests
Potential future fracking activity in the UK is unlikely to pose a pollution danger to overlying aquifers, new research from a leading academic suggests.
Environment
Apr 28, 2016
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One oil field a key culprit in global ethane gas increase
A single U.S. shale oil field is responsible for much of the past decade's increase in global atmospheric levels of ethane, a gas that can damage air quality and impact climate, according to new study led by the University ...
Environment
Apr 26, 2016
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Groundwater quality changes alongside expansion of hydraulic fracturing
New research from The University of Texas at Arlington demonstrates that groundwater quality changes alongside the expansion of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing but also suggests that some potentially hazardous ...
Environment
Apr 26, 2016
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Senate OKs bill to promote wide variety of energy sources (Update)
The Senate overwhelmingly approved a far-reaching energy bill Wednesday that reflects significant changes in U.S. oil and natural gas production over the past decade and boosts alternative energy sources such as wind and ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 20, 2016
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Oil and gas wastewater disposal may harm West Virginia waterways
Unconventional oil and gas (UOG) operations combine directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," to release natural gas and oil from underground rock. Recent studies have centered on potential water pollution ...
Environment
Apr 7, 2016
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Researchers show fracking's impact to drinking water sources
Only one industry is allowed to inject toxic chemicals into underground sources of drinking water – hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking." Concerns about this practice have riled the U.S. political landscape and communities ...
Environment
Mar 30, 2016
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Fracking—not wastewater disposal—linked to most induced earthquakes in Western Canada
A survey of a major oil and natural gas-producing region in Western Canada suggests a link between hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" and induced earthquakes in the region, according to a new report published online in the ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 29, 2016
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Technology could solve longstanding problem of separating gas from water
When oil and gas are extracted from the earth, water also comes to the surface. Known as produced water, it contains naturally occurring hydrocarbons, salt, bacteria, radioactive material and other compounds, as well as any ...
Engineering
Mar 23, 2016
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