Potential water resource impacts of hydraulic fracturing from unconventional oil production in the Bakken shale

WATER RESEARCH

卷:108

Review

Shrestha, Namita¹  Chilkoor, Govinda¹  Wilder, Joseph¹  Gadhamshetty, Venkataramana¹  Stone, James J.¹ 

[1] South Dakota Sch Mines & Technol, Civil & Environm Engn, 501 E St Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57701 USA

关键词: Bakken;    Corrosion;    Energy use and resources;    Hydraulic fracturing;    Horizontal drilling;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.watres.2016.11.006

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Modern drilling techniques, notably horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, have enabled unconventional oil production (UOP) from the previously inaccessible Bakken Shale Formation located throughout Montana, North Dakota (ND) and the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The majority of UOP from the Bakken shale occurs in ND, strengthening its oil industry and businesses, job market, and its gross domestic product. However, similar to UOP from other low-permeability shales, UOP from the Bakken shale can result in environmental and human health effects. For example, UOP from the ND Bakken shale generates a voluminous amount of saline wastewater including produced and flowback water that are characterized by unusual levels of total dissolved solids (350 g/L) and elevated levels of toxic and radioactive substances. Currently, 95% of the saline wastewater is piped or trucked onsite prior to disposal into Class II injection wells. Oil and gas wastewater (OGW) spills that occur during transport to injection sites can potentially result in drinking water resource contamination. This study presents a critical review of potential water resource impacts due to deterministic (freshwater withdrawals and produced water management) and probabilistic events (spills due to leaking pipelines and truck accidents) related to UOP from the Bakken shale in ND. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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