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Agenda: Best Management Practices (Bmps): What? How? And Why?, Houston Advanced Research Center. Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program, Research Partnership To Secure Energy For America, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center. Intermountain Oil And Gas Bmp Project May 2011

Agenda: Best Management Practices (Bmps): What? How? And Why?, Houston Advanced Research Center. Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program, Research Partnership To Secure Energy For America, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center. Intermountain Oil And Gas Bmp Project

Best Management Practices (BMPs): What? How? And Why? (May 26)

The Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems (EFD) Program, managed by the Houston Advanced Research Center, works to identify, develop and transfer critical, cost effective, new technologies that can provide policy makers and industry with the ability to develop natural gas reserves in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. Funding for the EFD Program is through a grant from the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America, established under the 2005 Energy Act. Within the EFD Program, some projects focus on technologies for developing energy sources in environmentally sensitive areas; others (like the NRLC’s BMP Project) seek ways to reduce the environmental …


Zoning In The Marcellus Shale Formation, Benjamin L. Knauff May 2011

Zoning In The Marcellus Shale Formation, Benjamin L. Knauff

Benjamin L Knauff

The growing practices of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have unlocked previously unrealized potential in natural gas-rich shale formations deep underground across the U.S. This growth stands in contrast to lagging regulation of the energy sector. This article explores the potential environmental and health risks of natural gas extraction in shale formations, and the need for legislative changes in Pennsylvania, where activity is rapidly gaining momentum.


Regulatory Takings In The Shale Gas Patch, Patrick Mcginley Apr 2011

Regulatory Takings In The Shale Gas Patch, Patrick Mcginley

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Water Sourcing And Wasterwater Disposal, Steven Baicker-Mckee, Kevin J. Garber, Jean M. Mosites Dec 2010

Water Sourcing And Wasterwater Disposal, Steven Baicker-Mckee, Kevin J. Garber, Jean M. Mosites

Steven Baicker-McKee

As this country searches for reliable energy sources in the face of political, technological, and environmental challenges, development of the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania has expanded rapidly in recent years. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ("PaDEP" or "Department") issued 3,314 permits for Marcellus wells in 2010, and 1,446 Marcellus wells were drilled in 2010, up from 795 drilled in 2009. Of the 71,000 active gas wells in Pennsylvania,however, only 3.5% are Marcellus wells. This article will review the interrelationships among Marcellus Shale development in Pennsylvania, water resources of the Commonwealth, and the evolving regulatory regimes that manage the drilling …