Are these recommended practices still in play, or have they been revised and/or eliminated?
http://www.shalegas.energy.gov/resources/51R_e1.pdf
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Permalink Reply by dbob on To my knowledge, API has not issued a significant update to this general document, but I think added a document on groundwater issues. Won't have a chance to dig it up tonight, but I think its out there.
In general, I would say that most operators work to follow the recommended practices, and in some cases exceed them, however, I think in many cases its more back of the envelope, rather than formally checking off vs the document.
In researching the decades-old Tuscaloosa Trend and the immense wealth it has generated for many, I find it deeply troubling that this resource-rich formation runs directly beneath one of the poorest communities in North Baton Rouge—near Southern University, Louisiana—yet neither the university ( that I am aware of) nor local residents appear to have received any compensation for the minerals extracted from their land.
This area has suffered immense environmental degradation…
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