It should be self-evident that innovation is a critical aspect of climate change policy–the costs
of reducing emissions will depend on the trajectories of costs of clean technologies relative …

Hundreds of organic chemicals are used during natural gas extraction via high-volume
hydraulic fracturing (HVHF). However, it is unclear whether these chemicals, injected into …

Water flow in nanoporous structures in shale strongly depends on water‐pore wall
interactions; specifically, water‐pore wall interactions may influence flow more than water …

Modern drilling techniques, notably horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, have enabled
unconventional oil production (UOP) from the previously inaccessible Bakken Shale …

Environmental issues have become some of the greatest challenges encountered across
the life cycle Shale gas operations, and mostly involve the management, disposal, and spill …

The objective of this paper is to review different risk assessment techniques applicable to
onshore unconventional oil and gas production to determine the risks to water quantity and …

In the past decade, innovations in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling have fueled a
boom in the production of natural gas (as well as oil) from geological formations—primarily …

The diffusion dynamics of traditional and clean energy systems, in the energy mix, are
studied in a competition modeling, where their interacting life cycles are jointly described …

The potential contamination of shallow groundwater with inorganic constituents is a major
environmental concern associated with shale gas extraction through hydraulic fracturing …

To enhance the ability of tight sandstone gas extraction, liquid nitrogen (LN 2) freeze–thaw
cycle method can be employed to improve the physical and mechanical properties of the …