Essays about: "Hydraulic fracturing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Hydraulic fracturing.

  1. 1. Fractured Earth: International State Responsibility and Climate Injustice in the Context of Fracking

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Sonja Román; [2021]
    Keywords : International State Responsibility; International Human Rights Law; International Environmental Law; climate change; fracking; Hydraulic fracturing; Paris Agreement; Third World Approaches to International Law; TWAIL; legal subjectivity; Argentina; Vaca Muerta; natural gas; fossil gas; bridge fuels; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Medans världens fossila bränslereserver sinar har utvinningen av fossilgas genom hydraulisk spräckning, allmänt känt som fracking, vunnit mark internationellt. Parallellt med detta uppenbarar sig klimatförändringarnas katastrofala effekter och tiden är knapp för att ställa om global energiproduktion innan medeltemperaturen når så kallade ”tipping points”. READ MORE

  3. 2. Deriving Geothermal Reservoir Properties from Tomographic Models

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Samantha Kim; [2019]
    Keywords : Geothermal reservoir; super-critical fluids; optimization; seismic tomography; effective medium model; Iceland; Geotermisk energi; seismisk; mediummodel; reservoir; spricktäthet; superkritisk vätska optimisering;

    Abstract : The effectiveness of the heat transfer in a geothermal reservoir strongly depends on its temperature, pressure and rock type. A porous and fractured rock is essential to provide a hot fluid circulation to a geothermal power plant. READ MORE

  4. 3. Study of a new method to measure the stresses in rock by image technology : Use of sawn slots and DIgital Image Correlation

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Geoteknologi

    Author : Patrik Emanuelsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Digital Image Correlation; Numerical modelling; Stress measurement; Sawn slots;

    Abstract : In rock constructions and mining it is important to know the current stress situation in the rock due to safety and construction reasons. Two of the widely used stress measurement methods are overcoring and hydraulic fracturing. Both methods are expensive, need new boreholes, and are complex and time consuming. READ MORE

  5. 4. Fracking : is it worth the risk?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Jonte From; [2017]
    Keywords : fracking; unconventional gas development; shale gas; environmental risks;

    Abstract : This review aims to summarize the current knowledge about the environmental impacts and risks about fracking and to answer the question if, on the whole, it is worth it? Peer-reviewed articles mainly from the database “Web of Science” were used. The world’s fossil fuels are rapidly running out and new sources of energy are required. READ MORE

  6. 5. “The Living Cow” : A frame analysis of support for and opposition to hydraulic fracturing in Argentina

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emil Planting Mollaoglu; [2015]
    Keywords : Vaca Muerta; hydraulic fracturing; fracking; frame analysis; framing; fossil fuels; support; opposition;

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