Purpose: Hydraulic fracturing in tight oil reservoirs creates high-conductivity flow paths and a large stimulated reservoir volume (SRV) in rock with ultra-low permeability, enabling commercial oil ...
Bev Reed, with the Buckeye Environmental Network, holds a map showing injection well sites near Marietta in southeast Ohio. Hydraulic fracturing, particularly on public lands, has spurred protests ...
Any industrial activity near water reserves could, in principle, cause contamination. Isotope hydrology offers a unique combination of methods to monitor water quality and trace the source of ...