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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460968803321

Titolo

Beyond the fracking wars : a guide for lawyers, public officials, planners, and citizens / / Erica Levine Powers and Beth E. Kinne, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, Illinois : , : American Bar Association, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-62722-164-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (638 p.)

Disciplina

343.7307/72

Soggetti

Hydraulic fracturing - Law and legislation - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Map; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART 1: Technology and Industry Overview; 1 The Technology of Oil and Gas Shale Development; Identifying and Mapping the Target Formation; Supporting Infrastructure: Pad Sites, Roads, Processing Plants, Pipelines, and Storage; Pad Sites; Roads; Drilling and Casing the Well; Fracturing the Formation; Managing Wastewater; Bringing a Natural Gas Well Online; Processing Plants; Pipelines and Compressor Stations; Storage; Reworking Unconventional Wells; Reclamation

Conclusion2 The Oil and Gas Industry; PART 2: Legal Issues; 3 Leasing Mineral Rights; Introduction; Mineral Interest Ownership; Leasing in General; Lease Forms and the Myth of the "Producer's 88"; Basic Private (Fee) Leases; The Granting Clause; The Habendum (Term) Clause; The Drilling Delay Rental Clause; The Royalty Clause; Other Important Lease Terms; Warranty Clauses; Shut-In Clauses; Pooling and Unitization; Pugh Clauses; Force Majeure Clauses; Implied Covenants of Oil and Gas Leases; Special Lease Considerations for Hydraulic Fracturing; A Note on Negotiation Technique

Surface Use Conditions in Oil and Gas LeasesConclusion; 4 Oil and Gas Exploration without Leases; Introduction; Origins of the Rule of Capture; Consequences of the Application of the Rule of Capture; Solutions to the Adverse Economic Consequences of the Rule of



Capture; Introduction to Compulsory Integration in New York State; Compensating a Landowner in Compulsory Integration; The Mathematics of Compulsory Integration; Conclusion; 5 Getting Gas to the People; Overview; The Natural Gas Act of 1938; What Types of Pipelines Are There, and How Are They Regulated?; Production Pipelines

Gathering PipelinesTransmission Pipelines; Local Distribution Pipelines; Storage Facilities; What Type of Regulatory Approval Process Is Required to Construct a Pipeline?; The FERC Process; How Can the Public Effectively Convey Concerns about Proposed Pipeline Projects?; What Are the Opportunities for Public Involvement in a FERC Certificate Proceeding?; What Criteria Does the FERC Use to Evaluate a Project?; Case Study; 6 Anticipating Problems; 7 Clearing the Air; 8 Western Water Law; Introduction; Hydraulic Fracturing's Water Needs and Consumption

12 Getting Ahead of Drilling Companies in the Haynesville Shale

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Beyond the Fracking Wars</span><span> provides an accessible and credible reference for lawyers, public officials, planners, and citizens. It avoids a ""pro"" or ""anti"" position and serves as a balanced resource on common issues associated with unconventional oil and gas exploration and development. </span></span>