Webinar focuses on residual treatment water in shale gas
Monday, February 16, 2015
From PENN STATE EXTENSION
Dr. Terry Engelder, Penn State Professor of Geosciences and leading authority on the shale gas play, will discuss research on residual treatment water in shale gas in this month’s Monthly Shale Webinar series.
“The Fracking-Water Nexus: Issues Encountered by Industry” will be held Thursday, February 19th from 1:00 to 2:00 PM ET. Engelder will cover many of the questions that the public might have concerning the reasons why there is such a large difference between the volume of water injected during fracture stimulation of a well (typically 5 million gallons) and the amount of flow back (typically about 1 million gallons). The major question is where does the extra 4 million gallons go and will that 4 million gallons, somehow, contaminate drinking water?
While free, registrations for the educational webinars are necessary. All can go to the Penn State Extension Natural Gas Events page to register and to find out more information for each upcoming webinar at http://extension.psu.edu/naturalgas/events. For more information, contact Carol Loveland at 570-320-4429 or by email at cal24@psu.edu.
Penn State Extension’s Marcellus Education Team provides monthly webinars on a variety of topics. Upcoming webinars for 2015 include:
- Mar 19 Natural Gas Liquids: From Wellhead to Fractionation, Dan Brockett, Educator, Penn State Extension Marcellus Education Team
- Apr 16 TBD
- May 21 TBD
- Jun 18 Marcellus Shale Exploration and Development in Core Forest Habitat: Effects on Forest Habitat and Wildlife, Dr. Margaret Brittingham, Professor of Wildlife Resources, Extension Wildlife Specialist
Previous webinars, publications and information also are available on the Penn State Extension natural-gas website (http://extension.psu.edu/naturalgas), covering a variety of topics such as Act 13, seismic testing, air pollution from gas development; water use and quality; natural gas liquids regional development, natural gas reserves; gas-leasing considerations for landowners; legal issues surrounding gas development; and the impact of Marcellus gas development on forestland.
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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.