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2. Water-Energy Nexus: The Role of Hydraulic Fracturing

Authors : Ahmed M. Mroue, Gabrielle Obkirchner, Jennifer Dargin, Jordan Muell

Published in: Regulating Water Security in Unconventional Oil and Gas

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This chapter considers some challenges attendant on optimising water-energy trade-offs in hydraulic fracturing, focusing on the interplays between constantly evolving technologies (e.g. use of treated effluent, brackish water or even waterless methods) and regulatory systems, using the Eagle Ford shale play in Texas as a case study. Regulators and higher level policy-makers often have conflicting preferences associated with the specific trade-offs (environmental, economic and social) that come within their purview. Therefore, it is very important to understand the basic trade-offs of the water-energy nexus when addressing nexus issues such as energy resources mining and production, water production, treatment and allocation, power plant construction and environmental impacts.

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Title: Water-Energy Nexus: The Role of Hydraulic Fracturing
Authors: Ahmed M. Mroue
Gabrielle Obkirchner
Jennifer Dargin
Jordan Muell
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Regulating Water Security in Unconventional Oil and Gas
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-18341-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-18342-4

Copyright Year: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18342-4_2

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