Tuesday, April 28, 2020

JPT - Australia Study Finds Few Environmental Effects From Hydraulic Fracturing in Coal Seams

A comprehensive 3-year scientific study into the air, water and soil impacts of hydraulic fracturing in Queensland coal seams has found few to no impacts on air quality, soils, groundwater, and waterways.

The study also found current water treatment technology used for treating water produced from coal seam gas wells is effective in removing hydraulic fracturing chemicals and naturally occurring (geogenic) chemicals to within relevant water quality guidelines.


Research objectives for “Air, Water and Soil Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing in the Surat Basin, Queensland,” conducted by the CSIRO’s Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance (GISERA), were developed in response to community concerns about the potential for chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations to affect air quality, soils, and water resources.

https://pubs.spe.org/en/jpt/jpt-article-detail/?art=6965

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