Urban gas drilling and distance ordinances in the Texas Barnett Shale

Energy Policy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-89

  Fry, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Setback distances; Shale gas; Urban drilling

Indexed keywords

DRILLING ACTIVITY; EMISSIONS MONITORING; FUTURE ENERGIES; LARGE POPULATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; SETBACK DISTANCES; SHALE GAS;

DEPOSITS; NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OIL WELL DRILLING; PROVEN RESERVES; WELL DRILLING;

SHALE;

DRILLING; ENERGY POLICY; GAS PRODUCTION; GAS WELL; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; NATURAL GAS; NEIGHBORHOOD; SHALE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884987230     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.07.107     Document Type: Article

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