Hydraulic fracturing of unconventional oil/gas shales has changed the energy landscape of
the US Recovery of hydrocarbons from tight, hydraulically fractured shales is a highly …

Shale gas has been developed as an alternative to conventional energy worldwide,
resulting in a large amount of shale gas fracturing flowback and produced water (FPW) …

This study examined water quality, naturally-occurring radioactive materials (NORM), major
ions, trace metals, and well flow data for water used and produced from start-up to operation …

Extensive efforts have been made to tailor membrane surface wettability in order to mitigate
fouling and wetting in membrane distillation (MD), but the developed membranes have …

Produced water is the largest waste stream associated with oil and gas production. It has a
complex matrix composed of native constituents from geologic formation, chemical additives …

Hydraulic fracturing (HF) has allowed for the utilization of previously unattainable shale oil
and gas (O&G) resources. After HF is complete, the waters used to increase the facies' …

A long-term field study (405 days) of a hydraulically fractured well from the Niobrara
Formation in the Denver-Julesburg Basin was completed. Characterization of organic …

Hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas extraction produces large volumes of wastewater, termed
flowback and produced water (FPW), that are highly saline and contain a variety of organic …

Shale oil and gas exploitation not only consumes substantial amounts of freshwater but also
generates large quantities of hazardous wastewater. Tremendous research efforts have …

The anoxic/oxic systems are a widely used biological strategy for wastewater treatment.
However, little is known about the performance and microbial community correlation of …