DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112244
论文题名: Acid stimulation: Fracking by stealth continues despite the moratorium in England
作者: Zalucka A. ; Goodenough A. ; Smythe D.
刊名: Energy Policy
ISSN: 03014215
出版年: 2021
卷: 153 语种: 英语
中文关键词: Acidisation
; Fracking
; Hydraulic fracturing
; Moratorium
; Stimulation
; Unconventional
英文关键词: Climate change
; Extraction
; Hydrocarbons
; Induced Seismicity
; Engineering process
; England
; Extraction method
; Gas extractions
; High volumes
; Hydrocarbon production
; Moratorium
; Stimulation
; Unconventional
; Various technologies
; Hydraulic fracturing
; energy policy
; extraction method
; hydraulic fracturing
; hydrocarbon
; shale gas
; state role
; England
; United Kingdom
英文摘要: The UK government's policy of support for shale gas extraction ended in November 2019 with the imposition of a moratorium on fracking (hydraulic fracturing) in England, and an admission that the policies to manage induced seismicity were insufficient. However, ambiguities remain regarding its scope, despite attempts at clarification. The concept of fracking to improve hydrocarbon production has evolved from defining a specific engineering process, using high volumes of water, to encompass other ‘unconventional’ methods to achieve the same end. We resolve the various definitions in a scientific, technical, regulatory and legislative context, robustly define unconventional extraction methods (circumventing the need to identify and quantify the various technologies available), and advocate the precautionary principle in drafting and interpreting regulations. Policy should be driven by the engineering of the bulk physical characteristics of the target rock, rather than by the current definitions based on injected fluid volume. To meet climate change concerns, the moratorium should be converted into a ban. In the interim, we argue that, in order to comply with the government's policy of ensuring safe and sustainable operations, the moratorium should be extended to all well stimulation treatments for unconventional hydrocarbon extraction, including acid stimulation. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/168107
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Recommended Citation:
Zalucka A.,Goodenough A.,Smythe D.. Acid stimulation: Fracking by stealth continues despite the moratorium in England[J]. Energy Policy,2021-01-01,153