Shale gas impacts on groundwater resources: Understanding the behavior of a shallow aquifer around a fracking site in Poland

Montcoudiol, Nelly and Isherwood, Catherine and Gunning, Andrew and Kelly, Thomas and Younger, P. L. (2017) Shale gas impacts on groundwater resources: Understanding the behavior of a shallow aquifer around a fracking site in Poland. Energy Procedia, 125. pp. 106-115. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.083

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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.083

Abstract

Exploitation of shale gas by hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is highly controversial and concerns have been raised regarding induced risks from this technique. As part of the EU-funded SHEER Project, a shallow aquifer used for drinking water, overlying a zone of active shale-gas fracking, has been monitored for more than a year. Early results reveal the functioning of the shallow aquifer and hydrochemistry, focusing on the identification of potential impacts from the shale gas operation. This stage is an essential precursor to modeling impact scenarios of contamination and to predict changes in the aquifer.

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Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: shale gas,environmental impacts, monitoring, Quaternary aquifer
Subjects: Methodology > Other-additional study
Region > Poland > Wysin
Inducing technology > Unconventional hydrocarbon extraction
Project: SHEER project > WYSIN: Shale Gas