Joint US-UK Workshop on Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas Production

美英石油和天然气生产水力压裂联合研讨会

• 批准号: 1546420
• 负责人: Danny Reible
• 金额: $ 3.96万
• 依托单位: Texas Tech University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-07-01 至 2016-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1546420&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Joint; US; UK; Workshop; Hydraulic

1546420ReibleThe objective of the project is to organize, conduct and document a workshop focused on research needs for the safe and environmentally appropriate implementation of hydraulic fracturing and to help translate the lessons learned in the US to the UK. Hydraulic fracturing has revolutionized oil and gas production in the United States but with some negative environmental consequences. Contributing to the environmental footprint of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas production are the impacts of hydraulic fracturing on water availability, concerns for potential impacts on surface and ground water quality, increased greenhouse gas emissions during production and use of the produced fuels, seismic activity as a result of produced water disposal and community impacts due to rapid growth in oil and gas activity in some areas. The workshop will explore the current state of understanding of these challenges, and research needs and opportunities to better understand these impacts and how to manage them.The goal of the workshop is to develop a coherent research framework to overcome infrastructure, technical, and societal challenges posed by hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas and particularly to help manage the potential consequences of expanded use of hydraulic fracturing and increased oil and gas activity in the UK. The workshop will draw attendees from the US and the UK to understand both current activities and their relevance to the UK. The conflicts, opportunities and trade-offs being experienced in the US are likely to foretell what the UK is likely to face but critical differences are also likely and the workshop will explore both the similarities and the differences. The workshop is expected to lead to a clear definition of system research challenges that are critical to the economic and social vitality of hydraulic fracturing in the US and the UK. A particular advantage of the timing of this workshop is the ability to build upon almost a decade of experiences in the US and identify the remaining scientific and technological challenges to minimizing the environmental footprint of hydraulic fracturing. A goal of the workshop is to catalyze the formation of academic-government partnerships that are able to address these research challenges. The workshop will culminate in white papers that define and analyze scientific, technical and socio-economic research gaps needed for innovating the environmentally sustainable application of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas development both in the US and the UK. Particular attention is directed to understanding the potential impacts on urban and high density rural areas that have previously faced little oil and gas development and the unique environmental consequences that might be posed by such development. Also of particular interest is under-represented groups that may perceive little direct benefit of hydraulic fracturing and a disproportionate cost and environmental impact.

1546420Reible 该项目的目标是组织、举办和记录一次研讨会，重点关注安全和环境适宜的水力压裂实施的研究需求，并帮助将在美国学到的经验教训转化为英国。水力压裂彻底改变了美国的石油和天然气生产，但也带来了一些负面的环境后果。水力压裂对石油和天然气生产的环境足迹的影响包括水力压裂对可用水量的影响、对地表水和地下水质量潜在影响的担忧、生产和使用所产生燃料期间温室气体排放的增加、地震活动等这是由于某些地区石油和天然气活动快速增长造成的采出水处理和社区影响的结果。研讨会将探讨目前对这些挑战的理解情况、研究需求和机会，以更好地理解这些影响以及如何管理它们。研讨会的目标是开发一个连贯的研究框架，以克服基础设施、技术和社会挑战石油和天然气水力压裂带来的影响，特别是帮助管理英国扩大水力压裂使用和石油和天然气活动增加的潜在后果。该研讨会将吸引来自美国和英国的与会者，以了解当前的活动及其与英国的相关性。美国正在经历的冲突、机遇和权衡可能预示着英国可能面临的情况，但也可能存在重大差异，研讨会将探讨相似点和差异。该研讨会预计将明确系统研究挑战，这些挑战对于美国和英国水力压裂的经济和社会活力至关重要。此次研讨会举办时间的一个特别优势是能够借鉴美国近十年的经验，并确定剩余的科学和技术挑战，以最大限度地减少水力压裂的环境足迹。研讨会的目标是促进学术-政府伙伴关系的形成，以应对这些研究挑战。研讨会最终将发布白皮书，定义和分析美国和英国在石油和天然气开发中水力压裂的环境可持续应用创新所需的科学、技术和社会经济研究差距。特别关注的是了解对以前很少进行石油和天然气开发的城市和高密度农村地区的潜在影响，以及此类开发可能造成的独特环境后果。同样令人特别感兴趣的是代表性不足的群体，他们可能认为水力压裂的直接好处很少，而且成本和环境影响不成比例。