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Natural Gas Processing from Midstream to Downstream
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Natural Gas Processing from Midstream to Downstream

by Nimir O. Elbashir, Mahmoud M. El-Halwagi, Ioannis G. Economou, Kenneth R. Hall
February 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
584 pages
21h 28m
English
Wiley
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2 Techno‐Economic Analyses and Policy Implications of Environmental Remediation of Shale Gas Wells in the Barnett Shales

Rasha Hasaneen, Andrew Avalos, Nathan Sibley and Mohammed Shammaa

Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, USA

Chapter Menu

  1. 2.1 Introduction
  2. 2.2 Shale Gas Operations
  3. 2.3 The Barnett Shale
  4. 2.4 Environmental Remediation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Using Natural Gas as a Fuel
  5. 2.5 Environmental Remediation of Water and Seismic Impacts
  6. 2.6 Theoretical Calculations
  7. 2.7 Results and Discussion
  8. 2.8 Opportunities for Future Research

2.1 Introduction

2.1.1 Framing the Issues: The Energy and Environmental Equation

Global demand for energy as well the global carbon footprint is expected to rise consistently through 2050 (EIA 2017a). United States energy demand/consumption continues to be among the largest in the world, as does its carbon footprint, especially when compared to other global economies (EIA 2017a). The U.S. is expected to remain the largest consumer of energy and emitter of CO2, after China, through 2050 as shown in Figure 2.1.

OECD energy demand (top left), non-OECD energy demand (top right), OECD CO2 emissions (bottom left), and non-OECD CO2 emissions (bottom right) from 2011 to 2050.

Figure 2.1 Projected global energy demand and CO2 emissions.

While it is true that both the energy and CO2 intensities (per dollar of GDP) of the United States paint a much better picture (EIA 2017a), the issue still remains that the U.S. will continue to need more energy and emit ...

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