Unconventional Oil and Gas Development
In: Energy Science, Engineering and Technology
Intro -- UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH REQUIREMENTS, RISKS AND SIZE OF SHALE RESOURCES -- UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH REQUIREMENTS, RISKS AND SIZE OF SHALE RESOURCES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GASDEVELOPMENT: KEY ENVIRONMENTALAND PUBLIC HEALTH REQUIREMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- BACKGROUND -- Types and Locations of Oil and Gas Reservoirs -- Activities Associated with Oil and Gas Development -- FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH LAWS APPLY TO UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT BUT WITH KEY EXEMPTIONS -- Eight Federal Environmental and Public Health Laws Apply to Unconventional Oil and Gas Development -- Safe Drinking Water Act -- UIC Program -- Imminent and Substantial Endangerment Authority -- Clean Water Act -- NPDES -- Spill Reporting and Spill Prevention and Response Planning -- Imminent and Substantial Endangerment and Release Response Authorities -- Clean Air Act -- Mobile Sources-Criteria Air Pollutants -- Stationary Sources-Criteria Air Pollutants -- Stationary Sources-Hazardous Air Pollutants -- Stationary Sources-Greenhouse Gas Reporting -- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act -- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act -- Toxic Substances Control Act -- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act -- Exemptions Are Related to Preventive Programs -- STATES IN OUR REVIEW IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND RECENTLY UPDATED SOME REQUIREMENTS -- States in Our Review Implement Additional Requirements and Certain Federal Requirements -- Siting and Site Preparation -- Drilling, Casing, and Cementing -- Hydraulic Fracturing -- Well Plugging -- Site Reclamation -- Waste Management and Disposal -- Managing Air Emissions
