Shale Gas Development.

Intro -- SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: MODERN SHALE GAS: DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED STATES - A PRIMER -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- FOREWORD -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- THE IMPORTANCE OF SHALE GAS -- SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED STATES -- REGULATORY FRAMEWORK -- ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS -- ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS -- DEFINITIONS -- Chapter 2: UNCONVENTIONAL GAS SHALES: DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY, AND POLICY ISSUES -- SUMMARY -- BACKGROUND -- UNCONVENTIONAL GAS SHALE RESOURCES IN THE UNITED STATES -- DRILLING AND DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY -- LEASING ISSUES FOR GAS DEVELOPMENT -- FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING GAS SHALE DEVELOPMENT -- CONGRESSIONAL INTEREST -- APPENDIX. GLOSSARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Chapter 3: WATER RESOURCES AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION FROM THE MARCELLUS SHALE -- INTRODUCTION -- WHAT IS THE MARCELLUS SHALE? -- WHY IS THE MARCELLUS SHALE AN IMPORTANT GAS RESOURCE? -- WHY IS THE MARCELLUS SHALE BEING DEVELOPED NOW? -- WHAT ARE THE WATER-RESOURCE CONCERNS ABOUT DEVELOPING NATURAL GAS WELLS IN THE MARCELLUS SHALE? -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES CITED -- INDEX.

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