Research Guides: Hydraulic Fracturing (Hydrofracking): Books

The End of Country by Seamus McGraw
Call Number: HD9502.U53 P4533 2011
ISBN: 1400068533
Publication Date: 2011-06-28
Tells the story of the impact of hydrofracking leases on families in northeastern PA.
Fracking the Neighborhood - Reluctant Activists and Natural Gas Drilling by Jessica Smartt Gullion
Call Number: TD195.G3 G864 2015
ISBN: 0262029766
Publication Date: 2015
Discusses the move toward reluctant anti-drilling activists by residents along the Barnett Shale in Texas.
The Green and the Black by Gary Sernovitz
Call Number: TD195.G3 S45 2016
ISBN: 1250080665
Publication Date: 2016
Details different perspectives on fracking.
Raising Elijah by Sandra Steingraber
Call Number: RA1225 .S74 2011
ISBN: 0738213993
Publication Date: 2011
See the last chapter discussing hydrofracking.
The Ripple Effect: The Fate of Freshwater in the Twenty-First Century by Alex Prud'Homme
Call Number: TD345 .P77 2011
ISBN: 1416535454
See Part IV Water in the Twnty-First Century: Conflict and Innovation, pp. 281-87.
Under the Surface by Tom Wilber
ISBN: 9780801456374
Publication Date: 2015
Examines the hydrofracking debate in northeastern PA and central NY.

Environmental Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing by Frank R. Spellman
Call Number: TD195.G3 S75 2013
ISBN: 1466514671
Provides and excellent overview of the topic. See Chapter 8, Environmental Considerations.
Fracking by GURALNICK
Call Number: KF1849 .G87 2016
ISBN: 1454867965
Publication Date: 2016
Addresses science, law, and policy of fracking.
Hydrofracking: What Everyone Needs to Know® by Alex Prud'homme
Part of the What Everyone Needs to Know® series, provides an excellent overview of fracking issues, science and policy.
Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling: Legal Trends by Thomson West
Call Number: KF1870 .M37 2011
ISBN: 0314650687
The Natural Gas Industry in Appalachia by David A. Waples
Call Number: HD9581.U53 A8668 2012
ISBN: 0786470003
Provides a fantastic historical basis for hydrofracking.
Oil and Gas Law by John S. Lowe
Call Number: KF1850 .L68 2014
ISBN: 0314289585
Publication Date: 2014
6th Ed. Provides a great overview of the drilling process and legal issues in the industry.
Shale Gas: A Practitioner's Guide to Shale Gas and Other Unconventional Resources by Vivek Bakshi
Call Number: TN880 .S529 2012
ISBN: 1905783809

2011 Ultimate Toolkit on Shale Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing / Fracking by Progressive Management / U.S. EPA
Call Number: TN880 .S53 2011
ISBN: 1422053717
On Reserve. E-Book on CDrom claims to cover all aspects of the controversey. Privately compiled using U.S. EPA documents.
Environmental Technology in the Oil Industry by Stefan T. Orszulik ed.
Call Number: TN870 .E58 2008
ISBN: 9048173760
See Chapters 1-6; text also concludes with a Chapter on Climate Change.
Fracking: The Operations and Environmental Consequences of Hydraulic Fracturing by Michael D. Holloway & Oliver Rudd
Call Number: TN292 .H65 2013
Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling and Production by Norman J. Hyne
Call Number: TN870.5 .H9624 2001
ISBN: 9781593706388
Publication Date: 2019
See Chapters 1, 3, & 4 for an overview and for a discussion of the environmental issues surrounding injection wells, drilling fluids and produced water
Shale Gas Development by Katelyn M. Nash ed.
Call Number: TN881.A1 S53 2010
ISBN: 161668545X
Discusses basic geological information on U.S. shale deposits, mining methods and developments, and current regulatory and environmental concerns.
Surface Chemistry and Geochemistry of Hydraulic Fracturing by K. S. Birdi
Call Number: TN871.255 .B57 2017
ISBN: 1482257181
Publication Date: 2017
Details the science behind the process.

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