1. Fracking and Shale Gas Group: 8 Cesar Castro Jacky Tsai Dung Phan Vivi He CHBE 446 February 6, 2015

2. Outline/Agenda What is Shale Gas? Marcellus Shale Seismic imaging Drilling process Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) process Environmental Impact

3. What is Shale Gas? Source:http://post.nyssa.org/nyssa-news/2013/10.htmlSource: FESEM (Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy) image taken by Clark University researchers.

4. Source: http://thewoodlandstxrealestateadvisor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Shale-rock.jpg Shale Rock

5. Source: U.S Energy Information Administration based on data from various published studies. Marcellus Shale

6. Source: Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Drilling Productivity ReportDrilling Productivity Report Source: http://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/usshalegas/pdf/usshaleplays.pdf

7. Photograph of seismic testing trucks parked south of Hickory Pennsylvania. Source: http://www.donnan.com/Marcellus-Gas_Hickory.html Schematic of seismic imaging arrays Source:http://www.chevron.com/deliveringenergy/naturalgas/shalegas/shaledevel opmentprocess/howweoperate/ Seismic imaging

8. Drilling process Source: http://galleryhip.com/hydraulic-fracturing-diagram.html

9. Hydraulic Fracturing Source : https://www.propublica.org/special/hydraulic-fracturing-national

10. Source: http://toryaardvark.com/2012/01/05/us-greens-report-lies-about-shale-gas/

11. Source: Photograph of on-site hydraulic fracturing process http://www.chevron.com/deliveringenergy/naturalgas/shalegas/shaledevelopmentprocess/howweoperate/

12. Controversies Water Waste Water Contamination Air Pollution

13. Approximately 8 million liters of water are used for fracking. Source: https://www.behance.net/gallery/10711555/Fracking-explained-Animation Water Waste

14. Environmental Concerns Fracking process and its environmental concern. https://www.behance.net/gallery/10711555/Fracking-explained-Animation

15. References http://www.dangersoffracking.com/ https://www.behance.net/gallery/10711555/Fracking-explained-Animation http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/health/case_studies/hydrofracking_w.html http://www.nrdc.org/energy/gasdrilling/