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We can minimize negative side-effects of shale drilling, by Rich Haut

We can minimize negative side-effects of shale drilling
by Rich Haut, HARC Senior Research Scientist
February 12, 2011

Texas is geologically rich in natural gas, a clean-burning fuel that creates good jobs while providing a low-carbon source of energy that helps reduce greenhouse emissions.  But with those significant benefits, some practices used in finding and producing natural gas may bring unwanted side-effects, especially for people living nearby. When air, water and noise pollution occur, residents complain and controversy erupts.... continued at chron.com

 

E&P Magazine's April issue features RPSEA's Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program
E&P Magazine's April 2010 issue features RPSEA's Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program

SJIP aims to minimize environmental risks, coastal impact through technology
by Drilling Contractor contributing editor Jerry Greenberg

The Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems program, managed by the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC), aims to integrate advanced technologies into systems that significantly reduce the footprint of drilling and production in environmentally sensitive areas. More than 100 environmental organizations, academia, state and federal agencies, government laboratories, operators and service companies are supporting the effort...read more

Huisman’s LOC 400

EFD In the News


First Movers in Eco-Drilling
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House Committee on Science and Technology
Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Hearings, Subcommittee on Energy & Environment, June 9, 2010, Panell II
Witnesses, from left: Jeffery Short, Samantha Joye, Rich Haut, Nancy Kinner and Kevin Costner

Deluge of oil highlights research and technology needs for effective cleanup of oil spills

more at: House Committee on Science and Technology 

 

 

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Hearings, Subcommittee on Energy & Environment, June 9, 2010, Panell II
Rich Haut

Beneath the surface of the BP spill:  What’s happening now, what’s needed next

more at: House Committee on Energy and Commerce 

 

 

Rich Haut interviewed about the movie Gasland

 

For more information contact:
 Rich Haut (rhaut@harc.edu) 281-364-6093
 David Burnett (burnett@pe.tamu.edu) 979-845-2274

 


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