Range looks to achieve zero gas emissions
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
The largest natural gas driller in the Marcellus Shale has made big strides in working towards achieving its ultimate goal of one day releasing zero greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Observer-Reporter.
Range Resources released its first Corporate Sustainability Report last week. The 32-page summary detailed the company’s success in reducing emissions over the past decade, along with other corporate initiatives, accomplishments and goals.
Range’s most prominent goal highlighted in the report is to achieve zero emissions across its operations. The company did not propose a timeframe for accomplishing its goal, but remains optimistic.
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What is fracking?
Fracking is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing is a process by which highly pressurized fluid is pumped thousands of feet into the ground to fracture rock formations. The goal is to release the natural gas that’s locked inside the rock.
Is it safe?
What most concerns people about fracturing is ground water contamination. The worry is that fractures underground, caused by the process, will extending upwards and into aquifers, releasing gas and chemicals into the ground water supply. There’s been no confirmed reports of such a thing happening. Though surface spills and drill site blowouts can lead to localized environmental concerns.
Will my water catch on fire?
Flammable water is caused by the release of methane gas into a drinking water supply. Methane gas occurs naturally and can be released by any kind of drilling, including water wells. In Pennsylvania officials fined Chesapeake Energy $1 million for contaminating ground water with methane. It was determined that the company had not properly cemented it’s boreholes and gas migrated up the well, between rock and into aquifers.