Holloway M.D., Rudd O. Fracking: The Operations and Environmental Consequences of Hydraulic Fracturing

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and Scrivener Publishing LLC, 2013. — 392 p. — ISBN: 1118496329.This book presents both sides of a very controversial subject in today’s media: induced hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. It covers the technology and methods used in hydraulic fracturing in easy-to-understand language, for the engineer and layperson alike, presenting the environmental effects of hydraulic fracturing.Environmental Impact – Reality and Myth and Nero Did Not Fiddle While Rome Burned Production Development
Fractures: Their Orientation and Length
Casing and Cementing
Pre-Drill Assessments
Well Construction
Well Operations
Failure and Contamination Reduction
Frack Fluids and Composition
So Where Do the Frack Fluids Go?
Common Objections to Drilling Operations
Air Emissions Controls
Chemicals and Products on Locations
Public Perception, the Media, and the Facts
Notes from the Field
Appendix A
Appendix B