Shale Gas, Tight Oil, and Hydraulic Fracturing: CRS Experts (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised Aug. 10, 2016 |
| Report Number |
R42677 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Mary Tiemann; Michael Ratner |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
The use of hydraulic fracturing—along with advanced drilling methods—has enabled the production
of oil and gas from unconventional (low-permeability) reservoirs that were previously inaccessible. This
technique is now used on more than 90% of new wells and has resulted in the marked expansion of
estimated U.S. oil and natural gas reserves in recent years.1 The rapidly expanding use of hydraulic
fracturing has drawn congressional attention to a range of related issues including potential
environmental impacts, state and federal regulatory requirements, implications for domestic oil and gas
supplies and energy independence, pipeline capacity and development, oil and gas exports, and others.
The following tables provide names and contact information for CRS experts on major issues associated
with hydraulic fracturing and unconventional oil and gas resource development. (See also CRS Report
R42667, Oil, Natural Gas, and Coal: CRS Experts, by Michael Ratner and Brent D. Yacobucci.)
