Talk:Fracking by country

Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 23 September 2021 and 3 December 2021. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): MajorTom2GroundControl. Peer reviewers: Greengal.02, Noodleslovespapriko.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 22:44, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

mitchell energy
"Mitchell Energy applied an innovative technique called slick-water fracturing to achieve the first economical well for the extraction of shale gas in 1998. "

I had a problem getting the reference to work when it was in the text. Seems ok however. Re-added the citation, but deleted the sentence about "Mitchell".

there already is a link to the Safe drinking Water Act (text removed)
The result of a 2004 EPA study on coalbed hydraulic fracturing was used to justify the passing of the exemption; however EPA whistleblower Weston Wilson and the Oil and Gas Accountability Project found that critical information was removed from the final report. Halliburton is the leading provider of fracking services in the United States.

This is a world level article. This could be in the US article, I feel.

-- more text also removed, as too much

Those opposing the use of hydraulic fracturing in the US have focused on this 2005 exemption; however the more primary risk to drinking water is the handling and treatment of wastewater produced by hydraulic fracturing. The EPA and the state authorities do have power "to regulate discharge of produced waters from hydraulic operations" (EPA, 2011) under the Clean Water Act, which is regulated by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program. Although this waste is regulated, oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) wastes are exempt from Federal Hazardous Waste Regulations under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) despite the fact that wastewater from hydraulic fracturing contains a variety of chemicals, including toxins such as total dissolved solids (TDS), metals, and radionuclides. About 750 chemicals have been listed as additives for hydraulic fracturing in a report to the US Congress in 2011. However, well-specific information can be found on FracFocus.org. Companies are still not required to provide the names of chemicals in "proprietary" formulas, so the chemical lists are incomplete.

Fracking <> shale
I came to this page looking for information about hydraulic fracking in conventional wells. This page is largely written as though fracking is synonymous with shale and/or horizontal wells.

I think either the title needs changing or the text needs to cover conventional wells.

88.104.216.143 (talk) 08:10, 20 December 2012 (UTC)Andrew

New article expansion
The work done by Capebio on the South Africa section of this article is very informative and well done. Given the timeliness of the issue of fracking in South Africa, I am planning on creating a new article titled "Hydraulic fracturing in South Africa." So far, only Western developed countries have been given their own pages on fracking within their own particular countries. As such, I think Wikipedia would benefit from a more focused article. To be concise, the quality of this current article needs work. There is very little standardization between countries and the organization has some major issues. It is time to start moving to articles designed specifically for certain countries, starting with South Africa.

After creating the new article page, the plan is to organize the article around three main sections: History, Economic impacts, and opposition. This history section will describe how the situation came to its current state while elaborating on the current, factual context. Because fracking is an issue of energy, it is inherently tied to economic development, so such impacts should have a lot of attention. Finally, fracking, especially in South Africa, is a rather controversial topic, especially in terms of environmental impacts, and a hearty opposition exists to such developments in the country. Obviously this is a flexible framework, and much will be added/changed as the article progresses.

I am very open to help and cooperation on this endeavor, so feel free to contact me on my user talk page. As a final note, this work will be part of an academic research project in the Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities Department at Rice University (Houston, TX). A link to the course page will be given in the talk page of the new article. DerekHolliday (talk) 01:10, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

«[...]a moratorium in place in Quebec (Canada)[...]»
Hi everyone,

I'm not used to the Wikipedia edit process. That's why I created this «talk» instead of directly edit.

There is a big mistake in the very first line of this article : «a moratorium in place in Quebec (Canada)» This is absolutly false.

All there is, is a major public «non-acceptability» and a lot of scientific evidences, public consultation reports that tends to prove than Fracking isn't a good thing for any sides (environnemental AND economic)... All this pressure makes our governement uneased to issue permits to the industry.

The situation is then a «de facto» moratorium, nothing more. There is no regulatory process stopping or delaying this technique for a couple years... at all. In fact, they could go on whenever they would feel like.

Here is the VERY LAST news we had on this topic in Québec, from our prime minister : [http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/quebec/427216/gaz-de-schiste-philippe-couillard-ferme-la-porte-a-un-moratoire Philippe Couillard closes the door... to a moratorium] (Le Devoir, a major news paper in Québec)

Peace and Friendship Treaties : a reliable source
Here is a reliable source for the "Peace and Friendship Treaties" mentionned in the Canada section of the article. Notice the dates : 1725 - 1779

see in the last paragraph: «In these treaties, Aboriginal peoples did not surrender rights to land or resources.»

Fracking in South Africa
The text currently says: "This means that a move to natural gas is far worse than continuing with coal power in the short- and medium-term, and constitutes a considerable contribution to global greenhouse emissions.[48]"

The citation does not support this point. The citation [48], claims that relying on natural gas may reduce reliance on renewables and nuclear, both of which have a smaller carbon footprint, thus natural gas may not always be good. Because South Africa relies almost entirely on coal, introducing natural gas will not have these negative effects--so the claim in this sentence is, in fact, wrong. 194.129.60.13 (talk) 10:26, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 4 external links on Hydraulic fracturing by country. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20131228111445/http://www.tagesschau.de/inland/koalitionsvertrag136.pdf to http://www.tagesschau.de/inland/koalitionsvertrag136.pdf
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20091202053007/http://www.dme.gov.za/energy/coal.stm to http://www.dme.gov.za/energy/coal.stm
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20140222001024/http://www.wildernessfoundation.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=127%3Ainfluential-ngos-unite-to-fight-fracking&catid=2%3Anews&Itemid=18 to http://www.wildernessfoundation.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=127%3Ainfluential-ngos-unite-to-fight-fracking&catid=2%3Anews&Itemid=18
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20140228065441/http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/topics/126689.aspx to http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/topics/126689.aspx

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 05:56, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 6 external links on Hydraulic fracturing by country. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://archive.is/20131031213619/http://en.skifergas.dk/shale-gas-in-denmark.aspx to http://en.skifergas.dk/shale-gas-in-denmark.aspx
 * Added archive https://archive.is/20131003094011/http://en.skifergas.dk/ to http://en.skifergas.dk/
 * Added archive https://archive.is/20131003100609/http://en.skifergas.dk/shale-gas-in-denmark/why-nordjylland-and-nordsjaelland.aspx to http://en.skifergas.dk/shale-gas-in-denmark/why-nordjylland-and-nordsjaelland.aspx
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20111229202913/http://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/zero_chemical_promise_on_fracking_is_not_enough_1_3019372 to http://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/zero_chemical_promise_on_fracking_is_not_enough_1_3019372
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20140222143434/http://havemanninc.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Bulletin.pdf to http://havemanninc.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Bulletin.pdf
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20130831145849/http://governor.vermont.gov/blog-video-vermont-becomes-first-state-to-ban-fracking-democracy-now to http://governor.vermont.gov/blog-video-vermont-becomes-first-state-to-ban-fracking-democracy-now

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 09:27, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

World Map
We should have a world map of fracking laws in each nation.QubecMan (talk) 09:17, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Canada
The section on Canada is poorly written, showcasing bias without sources. I recommend a review of this language in particular:

''Public protests began when the First Nations people realized their voice was not being heard. Much of the media coverage on the protests has portrayed the First Nations people as violent and destructive. However, what most people do not know is that the land in question is legally First Nation land. The Peace and Friendship Treaties of 1760–1761 did not cede land or resources,[11][unreliable source?] the government of Canada does not own the land and therefore cannot legally permit SWN to use the land for fracking purposes.[citation needed]''

Mihir.pethe1 (talk) 21:48, 14 December 2020 (UTC)