Journal article
Groundwater Protection and Unconventional Gas Extraction: The Critical Need for Field‐Based Hydrogeological Research
Abstract
Unconventional natural gas extraction from tight sandstones, shales, and some coal-beds is typically accomplished by horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing that is necessary for economic development of these new hydrocarbon resources. Concerns have been raised regarding the potential for contamination of shallow groundwater by stray gases, formation waters, and fracturing chemicals associated with unconventional gas exploration. A lack of …
Authors
Jackson RE; Gorody AW; Mayer B; Roy JW; Ryan MC; Van Stempvoort DR
Journal
Ground Water, Vol. 51, No. 4, pp. 488–510
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
July 2013
DOI
10.1111/gwat.12074
ISSN
0017-467X