Environmental impact assessment: enhanced gas recovery by massive hydraulic fracturing in Lincoln County, West Virginia

Technical Report · Fri Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978

OSTI ID:6571957

Schnorr, J K

The US DOE has contracted with the Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. to share the cost of a field experiment of the Massive Hydraulic Fracturing (MHF) process for natural gas recovery. The project is part of a larger program to develop reservoir stimulation techniques for natural gas within the Devonian Shale formation of the Appalachian region. The experiment will take place in Lincoln County, W.Va., and will include the preparation of sites and the stimulation of three wells by the MHF process. The size and duration of the program are such that no significant environmental degradation is expected.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6571957
• Report Number(s): UCID-17896
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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03 NATURAL GAS
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CENTRAL REGION
COMMINUTION
ENHANCED RECOVERY
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FRACTURING
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
METAMORPHIC ROCKS
NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS
NATURAL GAS WELLS
NORTH AMERICA
RESOURCES
ROCKS
SHALES
USA
WELL STIMULATION
WELLS
WEST VIRGINIA