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Environmental Considerations Associated with Hydraulic Fracturing Operations
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Environmental Considerations Associated with Hydraulic Fracturing Operations

by James A. Jacobs, Stephen M. Testa
April 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
576 pages
27h 32m
English
Wiley
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Appendix CList of Acronyms and Abbreviations

AA
atomic adsorption
ADIOS
a computer model for oil weathering
AFCEE
Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (US)
AFPM
American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers
AMD
acid mine drainage
APH
air petroleum hydrocarbon (method)
API
American Petroleum Institute
ARCH
air rotary casing hammer
ARI
Advanced Resources International
ASTM
(International) American Society for Testing and Materials
AZ
azimuth
BBL
barrel of oil (42 gal)
BCF
billion cubic feet
BHA
bottom‐hole assembly
bhp‐hr
brake horsepower‐hour
BioNet
Biodiversity Conservation Network
BLM
US Bureau of Land Management
BMP
best management practice
BOP
blow out preventer
BOPE
blowout prevention equipment
BPD
barrels per day
BPDR
barrels per day rate
BPH
barrels per hour
BPM
barrels per minute
BQL
below quantitation limit
BTEX
benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes
CAD
computer‐aided design
CAS
chemical abstract service
CASRN
chemical abstracts service registry numbers
CBL
cement bond logging
CBM
coalbed methane
CBNG
coalbed natural gas
CCR
Carbon Capture and Recovery
CCS
Carbon Capture and Sequestration
CDC
Center for Disease Control
CDOC
California Department of Conservation
CDP
comprehensive drilling plan
CE
refers to a type C supplied‐air respirator with additional protection for abrasive particles
CEC
cation exchange capacity
CERCLA
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (1980)
CFPP
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