EPA Releases Draft Assessment on the Potential Impacts to Drinking Water Resources from Hydraulic Fracturing Activities June 4, 2015
The EPA’s draft assessment confirms what many investigators have already published (1). The scientific and technical consensus agree that Horizontal Drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing can be accomplished in an environmentally compatible manner – provided Good Engineering Practice is applied. The following lists examples of a Proper Engineered Project:
• Achieving Adequate Well Integrity by Monitoring Cementing Application
• Recycling and Reuse of Flow-Back and Production wastewater – reducing disposal costs and localized earthquake effects by elimination waste injection wells
I have been working with USEPA’s Scientific Advisory Board [SAB] on Hydraulic Fracturing since April 2014 (2).
Richard W. Goodwin 6/5/15
REFERENCES:
(1) Goodwin, R.W.; “Environmental Perspective Update: Hydraulic Fracturing”; Pollution Engineering; Oct.2014, pgs. 34-38
Goodwin, R.W. “ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE HYDRAULIC FRACTURING” Published by USEPA on 4/4/14; http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/D3AE85DC5A40EEC885257CB3004E03F8/$File/Public+comments+submitted+by+Goodwin,+Richard-4-4-14.pdf
No comments:
Post a Comment