Shale gas production: potential versus actual greenhouse gas emissions

Estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shale gas production and use are controversial. Here we assess the level of GHG emissions from shale gas well hydraulic fracturing operations in the United States during 2010. Data from each of the approximately 4000 horizontal shale gas wells brought...

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Main Authors: O'Sullivan, Francis Martin (Contributor), Paltsev, Sergey (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Joint Program on the Science & Policy of Global Change (Contributor), MIT Energy Initiative (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing, 2013-05-09T14:16:30Z.
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