Hydraulic Fracturing: Selected Legal Issues

by Adam Vann, Mary Tiemann, Brandon J. Murrill

Hydraulic fracturing is a technique used to recover oil and natural gas from underground low permeability rock formations. Its use along with horizontal drilling has been responsible for an increase in estimated U.S. oil and natural gas reserves. Hydraulic fracturing and related oil and gas production activities have been controversial because of their potential effects on public health and the environment. Several environmental statutes have implications...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503276953
• ISBN13: 9781503276956
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"