Shale-to-well energy use and air pollutant emissions of shale gas production in China

Applied Energy

Volumn 125, Issue , 2014, Pages 147-157

  Chang, Yuan ^a   Huang, Runze ^a   Ries, Robert J ^b   Masanet, Eric ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollutant emissions; China; Energy consumption; Life cycle inventory; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL COMBUSTION; DIESEL FUELS; DRILLING FLUIDS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; LIFE CYCLE; OIL SHALE; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SHALE; WELL COMPLETION;

AIR POLLUTANT EMISSION; CHINA; FUGITIVE EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORIES; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; OIL-BASED DRILLING FLUID; SHALE GAS; UNCONVENTIONAL GAS;

SHALE OIL;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY USE; GAS PRODUCTION; GAS WELL; GREENHOUSE GAS; HORIZONTAL DRILLING; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE USE; SHALE;

CHINA;

EID: 84898859238     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.03.039     Document Type: Article

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