Shale energy engineering 2014 : technical challenges, environmental issues, and public policy : proceedings of the 2014 Shale Energy Engineering Conference, July 21-23, 2014, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Content: Modeling of Land Movement due to Groundwater Pumping from an Aquifer System with Stress-Dependent Storage --
Baseline Water Quality Monitoring Prior to Hydraulic Fracturing to Promote Scientifically-Based Transparency --
Feasibility of Using Brackish Groundwater Desalination Concentrate as Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid in the Eagle Ford Shale --
Evolution of Best Management Practices and Water Treatment in High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing Operations --
Recycling of Produced and Flowback Water in Oil and Gas Drilling Operations through Hydraulic Fracturing in Texas --
Review of Flowback and Produced Water Management, Treatment, and Beneficial Use for Major Shale Gas Development Basins --
Characterization of Waste Waters from Hydraulic Fracturing --
Electrodialysis Treatment of Flow-Back Water for Environmental Protection in Shale Gas Development --
Conversion of Marcellus Production Wastewater into Salable Products --
Regulation of TDS and Chloride from Oil and Gas Wastewater in Pennsylvania --
Management of Produced Water in Pennsylvania : 2010-2012 --
Evaluating Leachability of Residual Solids from Hydraulic Fracturing in the Marcellus Shale --
The Role of Shallow Surface Investigations in Appalachian Shale Energy Development --
Geomechanical Characterization of Shale Formations for Sustainable Production --
Comminution of Solids Due to Kinetic Energy of High Shear Strain Rate : Implications for Shock and Shale Fracturing --
Guided Ultrasonic Waves for the Nondestructive Evaluation Imaging of Pipes --
Mechanical Behaviors of an Anisotropic Shale Rock --
Shale Fracturing for Energy Recovery : Current Issues and Review of Available Analytical and Computational Models --
Particle Stacking Model to Simulate Sedimentary Rock Microcracks. Geological and Geotechnical Aspects of Shale Oil and Gas Well Development : Geomechanics and Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing --
Fracture Mechanics Evaluation of Parameters Associated with Horizontal Hydrofracturing --
Numerical Simulation of Simultaneous Growth of Multiple Interacting Hydraulic Fractures from Horizontal Wells --
Subcritical Crack Propagation Enhanced by Chemical Injection --
Numerical Analysis on Deformation Behavior of Expandable Casing and Contact Evaluation of Its Threaded Connection --
Hydro-Mechanical Coupled Model of Hydraulic Fractures Using the eXtended Finite Element Method --
Modeling Flow Regime in Shale Using Isogeometric Analysis --
Towards a Real-Time Forecast of Induced Seismicity for Enhanced Geothermal Systems --
Predicting the Seismic Hazard Due to Deep Injection Well-Induced Seismicity --
Numerical Simulation of Induced Seismicity Due to Hydraulic Fracturing of Shale Gas Reservoirs --
Rock Excavation Index Approach for Estimating Blast Rock for Shallow Pipeline Construction --
Rock Behavior under High Pressure and High Temperature (HPHT) --
Influence of Mineralogy on the Index Properties and Durability of Crushed Shales --
Interpretation Challenges for In Situ Stress from Mini-Frac Tests in Soft Rocks/Hard Soils --
Field Borehole Testing of Anisotropic Shale Rock --
Numerical Estimation of Casing Integrity under Injection Pressure for Fracturing of Shale Gas Formation --
Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Disclosure Data from FracFocus --
Erosion and Sediment Controls --
Stormwater Runoff and the Oil and Gas Industry : A State-by-State Review of Regulations and Surface Water Quality Impacts. Subpart W Past, Present, and Future --
Effective Use of Cementitious Materials, Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag, and Bentonite in Treating Contaminants on Polluted Land --
VOC Emission Monitoring at Eagle Ford Shale Drill Sites Using Wireless Sensor Network for Understanding Emission Generation and Dispersion --
Life Cycle Assessment of Air Toxins for Natural Gas Production, Transport, and Power Generation in the Marcellus Shale Region --
Effect of Fractures on Methane Migration in Shallow Groundwater Aquifer --
Strategies for Sustainable Management of Oilfield Wastes and Wastewaters in Shale Resource Plays --
The Impact of Shale Gas/Oil Waste on MSW Landfill Composition and Operations --
Restoration of Streams and Wetlands Following Pipeline Construction Projects --
Ensuring Sustainable Development of Shale Gas Transmission Infrastructure by Applying State-of-the-Art Methods in Geomorphology --
Best Management Practices for Access Roads for Shale Energy Development with Consideration to Surface Waterbodies --
Shale Gas Well Pad Air Quality Permitting in Ohio and West Virginia --
The Grey Science of Wetland Avoidance --
Improving Impact Analysis of the Eagle Ford Shale Oil and Natural Gas Production on Regional Rural Communities --
SPCC Planning for Oil Drilling, Workover, and Production Facilities --
A Review of NORM/TENORM in Wastes and Waters Associated with Marcellus Shale Gas Development and Production --
An Integrated Emergency Evacuation System for Real-Time Operations A Case Study of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Area, South Texas --
Waters of the United States : Understanding Definitions and Jurisdictional Determinations Specific to Shale Resource Development --
How API\'s Shale Gas Standards and Best Practices Support Sustainable Shale Gas Development. The Influence of Hydraulic Fracturing on the Water Market in Texas --
Investigation and Analysis of Social Impacts of Eagle Ford Shale on Local Communities --
Issues and Options for Oversize/Overweight Permitting of Petroleum-Related Trucks in a Performance-Based Regulatory Context : The Manitoba Experience --
Geosynthetic Solutions for Paved and Unpaved Applications --
The Positive Environmental and Cost Impact of Geosynthetics in Well Pad and Access Road Construction --
Use of Geosynthetics for Reinforcing/Stabilizing Unpaved Roads under Full-Scale Truck Axle Loads --
Non-Destructive Evaluation and Reinforced Design of Gravel Heavy Haul Road Structures in Northern Alberta --
Confined-Aggregate-Concrete MEPCO Loading Dock Road, Morgantown, WV A Case Study. Road Impacts from Shale Energy Development --
Assessing the Impacts of Shale Oil and Gas Developments on Rural Texas Highway Infrastructure --
Heavy Roadway User Permit Release Coordination --
Protecting PennDOT\'s Infrastructure --
Blockage Detection in Pipeline Networks for Gas and Oil --
CSA S250-11 and CI/ASCE 38-02 How to Effectively Utilize These Utility Standards for Shale Energy Projects --
Underground (Well) Mapping Re-Visited --
Design of Bulk Railway Terminals for the Shale Oil and Gas Industry --
Management of Impoundments for Unconventional Resource Development : Application, Planning, Design, Best Practices, and Regulatory Considerations --
Storage Tank Secondary Containment.