Drilling

In a foreword to Subhankar Banerjee's book, former President Jimmy Carter makes an argument against allowing drilling and industrial activity in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In his defence of his position, Carter effectively uses a combination of factual evidence, style, and appeals to emotion to persuade the reader of his ideas. Carter starts the foreword off by describing a time when he went to the Arctic Refuge with his wife, and recounting all of the Refuge's natural beauty, from…

361 Section 1 Short Writing Assignment #4 Heintzelman Question: Should we allow drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge? There are many things one needs to consider when determining the answer to this complex question. Things such as the actual amount of oil in the land matter a great deal in finding wether or not drilling is a viable source for oil. This directly ties into if the benefit of drilling itself is economically worth while for the land. Also, the status of the…

stretches from upstate New York, goes south through Pennsylvania and West Virginia, through a small part of Maryland, then west to parts of Ohio, Kentucky and even Tennessee. Natural gas is harnessed by drilling, and these Marcellus gas wells are drilled by using either vertical or horizontal drilling techniques. Sometimes, they drill vertical wells to gather information…

2013-Ohio-356 (2013) Facts: In 2011, appellee, Beck Energy Corporation, obtained a permit from a division of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for the purpose of drilling an oil and gas well on property within the corporate limits of appellant, the city of Munroe Falls. The city sought to enforce five local ordinances limiting drilling within its borders after an energy company had already obtained the necessary state permits. The ordinances, however, conflicted with state law. Ohio Rev.…

Natural gas drilling is becoming a major profit maker for a multitude of companies. In response to being offered one hundred thousand dollars to sell his land for hydraulic fracturing, Josh Fox, a native Pennsylvania documentary filmmaker, begins to do his own research into the drilling industry. With the help of people from across the county, Fox is able to obtain first hand repercussions of the natural gas drilling on water supplies, overall health, animals, life after fracking, and the lack…

fossil fuel that has been formed from dead animals and plants from millions of years ago. Engineers go through a process of locating where oil may be by using sonar. When they believe they have found an area that has this fossil fuel, they begin by drilling a hole and then pump the crude oil out to either a barge or into a pipe that goes directly to land. Once the crude oil makes it to the refinery, they begin to break down the oil through different chemical reactions. This process is called…

Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), this area is at the center of both economic and environmental controversy as it holds potential for the production of both oil and natural gas. The ANILCA’s most controversial piece was the decision to defer drilling and petroleum exploration in the coastal plain region of ANWR known as the 1002 area (Figure 1). Petroleum is a valuable economic resource that is used in everyday life from the generation of electricity to fueling transportation to making…

subdued pumps are used to extract the needed oil. Some of these drilling sites can supply oil for decades to come. Oil platforms are more expensive than oil rigs because of the needed platform structure that must take the abuse of ocean waves and storms. These platforms must contain living corridors for crew and even a helicopter platform. However, the drilling techniques on the platform are generally the same as in onshore drilling. After the oil is collected it must be refined and converted…

independence and economic growth of North America. On the other side of the debate is the protection of this majestic beauty of the vast grasslands and herds that live in this refuge and the ugliness and loss of biodiversity that will occur if or when drilling activities are allowed. The question that I think we need to address in forming our opinion on this topic is how we weigh the value of the competing…

of hydraulic fracturing includes the idea that it is lessening the reliance on coal. Which has help the United States prosper in meeting demands for natural gas. A negative side to this drilling process is…