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Plant Sciences

Stephen F. Austin State University

Series

2009

Drilling land use

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Soil And Plant Characteristics Compared Between Abandoned Natural Gas Drill Pads And Adjacent Areas, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Adam J. Miller, Hans Michael Williams, Kenneth W. Farrish, Brian P. Oswald, Daniel Unger Jan 2009

Soil And Plant Characteristics Compared Between Abandoned Natural Gas Drill Pads And Adjacent Areas, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Adam J. Miller, Hans Michael Williams, Kenneth W. Farrish, Brian P. Oswald, Daniel Unger

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Natural gas demand is projected to continue to rise. To meet this demand an increase in exploration and drilling will occur. This paper identifies some long term ecological impacts that remain following the plug and abandonment of the drill pads.