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| Introduction |
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1 Environmental Impact - Reality and Myth and Nero Did Not Fiddle While Rome Burned |
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1.1 The Tower of Babel and How it Could be the Cause of Much of the Fracking Debate |
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3 Fractures: Their Orientation and Length |
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11 | (4) |
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3.2 Fracture Length/Height |
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13 | (2) |
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4.5 Fracturing and the Groundwater Debate |
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19 | (4) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (6) |
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27 | (2) |
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7.1 Well Plug and Abandonment "P&A" |
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30 | (1) |
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8 Failure and Contamination Reduction |
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8.1 Conduct Environmental Sampling Before and During Operations |
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8.2 Disclose the Chemicals Being Used in Fracking Operations |
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8.3 Ensure that Wellbore Casings are Properly Designed and Constructed |
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8.4 Eliminate Venting and Work Toward Green Completions |
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8.5 Prevent Flowback Spillage/Leaks |
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8.6 Dispose/Recycle Flowback Properly |
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8.7 Minimize Noise and Dust |
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8.8 Protect Workers and Drivers |
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8.9 Communicate and Engage |
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9 Frack Fluids and Composition |
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9.1 Uses and Needs for Frack Fluids |
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9.2 Common Fracturing Additives |
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9.3 Typical Percentages of Commonly Used Additives |
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54 | (2) |
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9.6 Resin Coated Proppant |
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9.7 Manufactured Ceramics Proppants |
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59 | (1) |
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10 So Where Do the Frack Fluids Go? |
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11 Common Objections to Drilling Operations |
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11.2 Changes in Landscape and Beauty of Surroundings |
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65 | (1) |
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11.4 Subsurface Contamination of Ground Water |
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11.5 Impacts on Water Wells |
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11.7 Types of Methane and What They Show Us |
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11.10 Possible Causes of Methane in Water Wells |
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11.11 Surface Water and Soil Impacts |
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11.12 Spill Preparation and Documentation |
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11.13 Other Surface Impacts |
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11.14 Land Use Permitting |
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11.15 Water Usage and Management |
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11.18 Flowback and Produced Water Management |
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11.20 Induced Seismic Event |
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11.21 Wastewater Disposal Wells |
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11.23 Regulatory Oversight |
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11.24 Federal Level Oversight |
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11.25 State Level Oversight |
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11.26 Municipal Level Oversight |
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11.27 Examples of Legislation and Regulations |
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11.28 Frack Fluid Makeup Reporting |
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11.30 Atmospheric Emissions |
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12 Air Emissions Controls |
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12.1 Common Sources of Air Emissions |
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12.2 Fugitive Air Emissions |
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12.3 Silica Dust Exposure |
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12.6 Regulated Pollutants |
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12.7 NAAQS Criteria Pollutants |
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12.8 Attainment Versus Non-attainment |
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12.9 Types of Federal Regulations |
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12.11 NSPS Regulations: 40 CFR Part 60 |
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12.13 Facilities/Activities Affected by NSPS OOOO |
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12.14 Other Types of Federal NSPS and NESHAP/MACT Regulations |
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12.18 MACT Subpart HH and Subpart HHH |
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12.20 Construction and Operating New Source Review Permits |
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13 Chemicals and Products on Locations |
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13.1 Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) |
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13.3 Product Identification |
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13.4 Hazardous Ingredients of Mixtures |
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13.6 Fire and Explosion Hazard Data |
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13.8 Emergency and First Aid Procedures |
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13.10 Spill, Leak, and Disposal Procedures |
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13.11 Personal Protection Information |
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13.12 HCS 2012 Safety Data Sheets (SDS) |
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120 | (5) |
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14 Public Perception, the Media, and the Facts |
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14.1 Regulation or Policy Topics: Media Coverage and Public Perception |
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131 | (8) |
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139 | (18) |
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154 | (3) |
| Appendix A |
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| Appendix B |
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| References |
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354 | (3) |
| Bibliography |
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357 | (2) |
| Index |
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