Oil shale

evolved to a widely-used intensive process to retrieve natural gas from shallow, unconventional sources, such as shale rock, tight sands, and coal beds where the resource is not easily accessible (Food and Water Watch 2). Historically, the fracking procedure involved pumping a relatively small amount of acid into a clogged hole of a reservoir in order to allow the continued flow of oil or gas. However, as the demand for natural gas increased in the 1980’s, federal tax credits were offered for…

Over the years Brownsville, Texas has been in the process of industrializing and coming up with ideas to do so. Recently, Brownsville has proposed to build a Liquefied natural gas, “(LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4) that has been converted to liquid form for ease of storage or transport” (Project). This process also requires very strict safety measures and precautions during all liquefaction stages, due to the flammable nature of the gas involved. If a leak happens in the process…

Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Tioga County, Pennsylvania. The Lock Haven Formation underlies the Catskill Formation composed of primarily of gray to red sandstone and overlies the Brallier Formation composed of olive gray to dark thick laminated marine shale. Also the Lock Haven Formation is composed of Devonian aged (480 million years old)…

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…

Some believe that this America’s shale revolution is economically beneficial and an indicator of its journey to energy independence. David Brooks, an Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times argues in his article, “Shale Gas Revolution”, that the U.S. shale gas industry has produced more than half a million new jobs, not only in traditional areas but also in “economically-wounded” locations such as western Pennsylvania and Ohio. He also advocates for America’s decreased reliance on foreign…

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technology was first discovered in the United States in 1950s as an experimental technology, and was used in over 3,000 wells. By the 1970s, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) imposed a regulations on petroleum exports and oil production in the United States, leading to rising gasoline prices in the United States. During this time, the U.S. Department of Energy initiated funding for projects related to the production of unconventional natural gas sources, which lead to…

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fracturing of shale formations will solve many of our nation’s issues. He cites that our abundant supply of natural gas has the ability to improve our economy, the environment, and geopolitical conditions as well provide a constant, dependable, global energy supply for at least a century. He backs these claims by listing examples of recently discovered natural gas basins in the United States and abroad and by showing that the current gas supply has already put downward pressure on oil prices. …

Depositional environment: The Depositional environment throughout the Cooper Basin formations is wholly non-marine, with the Patchawarra formation being a fluvial/deltaic depositional environment, with point-bar sandstones the most common reservoir type. Trap structures: Traps in the Cooper Basin are recognised as being structural e.g Anticlines, Stratigraphic e.g. facies change or a combination of these. Most traps in the Patchawarra formation are combination traps and lie somewhere between…