Hydraulic Fracturing: Selected Legal Issues

Vann, Adam ; Murrill, Brandon J. ; Tiemann, Mary

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Petroleum pipelines;    Petroleum engineering;    Oil well drilling;   

RP-ID  :  R43152
RP-ID  :  R43152_2013Nov15

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report focuses on selected legal issues related to the use of hydraulic fracturing. It examines some of the requirements for hydraulic fracturing contained in major federal environmental laws. It also provides an overview of issues involving state preemption of local zoning authority, as well as state tort law.