Quantifying Market and Non-market Benefits and Costs of Hydraulic Fracturing in the United States: A Summary of the Literature

Loomis, John B.; Haefele, Michelle

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.03.036

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“…While industrial activities vary regionally and transcontinentally (Harfoot et al, 2018), data on potential impacts are lacking for most species, including such visibly notable species as Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) to saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica), giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) to elephants (Loxodonta africana), and guanacos (Lama guanicoe) to pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)all of which have expansive land requirements. Regardless of geography, energy development projects typically comprise networks of roads and other infrastructure that contribute to habitat fragmentation and adverse effects to wildlife (Kiesecker & Naugle, 2017;Loomis & Haefele, 2017;Naugle, 2011). Regardless of geography, energy development projects typically comprise networks of roads and other infrastructure that contribute to habitat fragmentation and adverse effects to wildlife (Kiesecker & Naugle, 2017;Loomis & Haefele, 2017;Naugle, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For some ungulates and, more broadly, biological diversity (Canaday & Rivadeneyra, 2001;Harfoot et al, 2018;Suárez et al, 2009), the proliferation of roads associated with development has reduced the amount of habitat and, in some cases, the abundance of species through poaching patterns consistent from Patagonia to eastern Mongolia Radovani, Funes, Walker, Gader, & Novaro, 2015). Regardless of geography, energy development projects typically comprise networks of roads and other infrastructure that contribute to habitat fragmentation and adverse effects to wildlife (Kiesecker & Naugle, 2017;Loomis & Haefele, 2017;Naugle, 2011).…”

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Long‐term effects of energy development on winter distribution and residency of pronghorn in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Sawyer

Beckmann

Seidler

et al. 2019

Conservat Sci and Prac

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An increasing global demand for energy assures continued disturbance to previously undeveloped landscapes, but understanding broader impacts to wildlife remains elusive. Among groups of species most vulnerable to habitat disruption are those requiring large tracts of land. Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) are an obligate to the open plains and basins that, similar to other transcontinental large herbivores, rely primarily on habitats where development of energy resources such as oil, natural gas, coal, wind, and solar are intensifying. To understand behavioral response to a burgeoning energy development project, we evaluated avoidance, displacement, and winter residency patterns of pronghorn in the southern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem across a 15-year period using 171 collared individuals. Distance from natural gas well pads increased through time and was concurrent with declines in winter residency. Between 2005 and 2017, we found that (a) pronghorn avoidance of well pads likely increased by 408 m, (b) the overall displacement of pronghorn relative to well pads in the final year of study increased by 800 m, (c) the time pronghorn spent in the study area was reduced by 22% (nearly 1 month), and (d) the percentage of pronghorn leaving the study area increased by 57%. Such directional changes signal a strong behavioral response of an open-plain obligate to energy infrastructure, and together, these metrics indicate that pronghorn response to energy development involves both avoidance of infrastructure and partial abandonment of their traditional winter ranges. While comparable long-term data sets are generally unavailable for other functionally equivalent ungulate groups in similar ecological topographies of Asia, Africa, and South America, our study may serve as a reasonable surrogate and highlights that behavioral changes elicited from energy development which at first appear subtle can proliferate and may portend demographic consequences. K E Y W O R D SAntilocapra americana, avoidance, disturbance, indirect habitat loss, winter range

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Long‐term effects of energy development on winter distribution and residency of pronghorn in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Sawyer

Beckmann

Seidler

et al. 2019

Conservat Sci and Prac

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“…Improving the permeability of coal seam and increasing gas drainage have always been the main research direction of gas disaster control and gas resource extraction technology [1,2]. Hydraulic sand fracturing is the main measure to improve permeability of coal seam at present [3][4][5][6]. However, due to its own characteristics, the fracturing effect is severely constrained by the conditions of the coal seam.…”

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Repeated Low‐Intensity Shock Wave Simulation Experiment for Fracture Development and Propagation of Coal

Xie

Zhou

Wang

et al. 2019

Shock and Vibration

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For low-permeability coal seam, the gas extraction rate is relatively low. The repeated low-intensity shock wave can improve the permeability of coal and raise the rate of coal seam gas drainage. A simulation test platform was set up to carry out repeated low-intensity shock wave simulation experiment. Under the effect of repeated low-intensity shock wave, the development process of the macrofracture, pore evolution, and the law of microcrack propagation was analyzed to study the law of coal fracture propagation. Research shows that the expansion of the pore of the coal is made by the development of large, medium, and micropores by the repeated low-strength shock wave. The main contribution of the total pore volume increase comes from the micropore growth. The microcrack of the coal mainly begins to sprout and develops from the telocollinite where the fracture is more developed. With the increase of impact times, the microcracks extend to other components. Under the impact of different times, the fractal dimension of the coal sample increases with the increase in the number and length of cracks.

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“…Apart from VOCs, hydraulic fracturing operations are also associated with emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxide (SOx) and particulate matter with diameters of 2.5 µm (PM 2.5 ). Loomis and Haefele [46] found that the economic costs of NOx, SOx, and PM 2.5 emissions are $353-$821, $1058-$6343, and $1293-$19,825 (all in 2015 dollars) per ton emitted, respectively. These significant costs are borne by those communities sited nearest the unconventional oil and gas developments, regardless of whether they receive any quantifiable benefit from the hydraulic fracturing operations.…”

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“…A recent study by Loomis and Haefele [46], translated the impacts of air pollution associated with hydraulic fracturing operations into dollar terms using data from Colorado, where about one third of the state population lives on one of three major shale plays. They found that the economic cost of the impact of VOCs ranges from $353 to $509 per ton emitted.…”

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Sustainability lessons from shale development in the United States for Mexico and other emerging unconventional oil and gas developers

Castro-Alvarez

Marsters

Baridó

et al. 2018

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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A B S T R A C TMexico's recent energy reform (2013) has provided the foundations for increased private participation in attempts to offset or reverse the country's continued decline in fossil fuel production. This country is currently on path to becoming a net energy importer by 2020. Conversely, in 2015, and for the first time in over 20 years, the United States (US) became a net oil exporter to Mexico. One of the strategies being pursued by Mexico to prevent an impending supply-demand energy imbalance is the development of shale resources using horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing techniques. Hence, an evaluation of the inherent risks associated with hydraulic fracturing is crucial for Mexico's energy planning and decision-making process. This paper draws lessons from the recent 'shale boom' in the US, and it analyzes and summarizes the environmental, social, economic, and community impacts that Mexico should be aware of as its nascent shale industry develops. The analysis seeks to inform mainly Mexican policy makers, but also academics, nongovernmental organizations, and the public in general, about the main concerns regarding hydraulic fracturing activities, and the importance of regulatory enforcement and community engagement in advancing sustainability. Furthermore, using the US as a case study, we argue that development of unconventional oil and gas resources in Mexico could lead to a short-term boom rather than to a dependable and sustainable long-term energy supply. Our analysis concludes with a set of recommendations for Mexico, featuring best practices that could be used to attenuate and address some of the impacts likely to emerge from shale oil and gas development.

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Quantifying Market and Non-market Benefits and Costs of Hydraulic Fracturing in the United States: A Summary of the Literature

Cited by 22 publications

References 33 publications

Long‐term effects of energy development on winter distribution and residency of pronghorn in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Long‐term effects of energy development on winter distribution and residency of pronghorn in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Repeated Low‐Intensity Shock Wave Simulation Experiment for Fracture Development and Propagation of Coal

Sustainability lessons from shale development in the United States for Mexico and other emerging unconventional oil and gas developers

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