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Energy Versus Water: The Growing Role Of Water In Controlling Energy Decisions, Andrea West Wortzel Mar 2014

Energy Versus Water: The Growing Role Of Water In Controlling Energy Decisions, Andrea West Wortzel

University of Richmond Law Review

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Hupp V. Beck Energy Corp.: The Future Of Oil And Natural Gas Development In Ohio, Ben Westbrook Jan 2014

Hupp V. Beck Energy Corp.: The Future Of Oil And Natural Gas Development In Ohio, Ben Westbrook

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

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The Next Great Compromise: A Comprehensive Response To Opposition Against Shale Gas Development Using Hydraulic Fracturing In The United States, Monika Ehrman Dec 2013

The Next Great Compromise: A Comprehensive Response To Opposition Against Shale Gas Development Using Hydraulic Fracturing In The United States, Monika Ehrman

Monika U. Ehrman

By 2015, the United States is poised to overtake the world’s current top producer of natural gas, Russia, due to the abundance of American shale gas, located in plays such as the now-familiar Marcellus Shale, which encompasses parts of New York, Pennsylvania, and certain Appalachian states and the Barnett Shale, located in North Texas. The recent rise in shale gas development is due mostly to the combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (also referred to as fracing, fracking, and hydrofracking) technologies. The combination of these separate, but established, technologies allows for economic shale gas production. This Article describes these …