Collaborative Research: A Spatial Analysis of the Determinants of Setback Distance Variation Between Shale Gas Wells and Residences

合作研究：页岩气井与住宅区退距变化决定因素的空间分析

• 批准号: 1262526
• 负责人: Christian Brannstrom
• 金额: $ 3.59万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-06-15 至 2016-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1262526&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Spatial; Analysis; Determinants

This project will investigate the spatial variability of municipal setback policies in major shale gas areas in Texas. In this case setback distance can be conceptualized as an absolute space between gas wells and homes, as well as the product of negotiations and knowledge transfers among key policy actors. By examining the processes underlying the way in which setback distances are set, this research will fill a knowledge gap in the understanding of the placement of shale gas wells, contribute to emergent geographical theories on the mobility of policies across institutional landscapes, and provide critical information for analyzing present and future debates surrounding shale gas drilling in populated areas. The study will use a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods and will collect data in several municipalities. First, a geographic Information System (GIS) database will be developed to identify and stratify cities based on setback distances and gas well density. Second, interviews will be conducted with multiple policy stakeholders to determine their ideas about, understanding of, and role in establishing setback policies. Interview data will be analyzed to determine how setback ordinances diffuse, mutate, and/or evolve among municipalities. This project will contribute to on-going policy discussions about shale gas drilling and its impact on residential areas throughout the United States. Undergraduate students from underrepresented groups at the University of North Texas and Texas A&M University will be recruited to participate in the research. These students will be trained through hands-on field research and data preparation, workshops, mentoring, and will be given opportunities to publicly present their research findings. In addition, the research will become a component of an undergraduate Geography of Energy course that will include a research component. A third component incorporates the GIS products generated from this study into a module for high school students. The module will allow students to determine how GIS tools can be used to understand human dimensions of hydrocarbon extraction; it will also become a tangible educational product to foster additional outreach programs at other high schools. Finally, this study will inform local, regional, national, and international policies on shale gas drilling in populated areas. A clear understanding of the motives behind gas well ordinances and the goals of setback distances and how policies formulated in one place are applied elsewhere will be relevant for communities around the world.

该项目将调查德克萨斯州主要页岩气区市政退步政策的空间变异性。在这种情况下，挫折距离可以被定义为气井和住宅之间的绝对空间，以及关键政策参与者之间谈判和知识转移的产物。通过研究后退距离设置方式的基本过程，本研究将填补对页岩气井布局理解的知识空白，为跨制度景观政策流动性的新兴地理理论做出贡献，并为分析当前和未来围绕人口稠密地区页岩气钻探的辩论提供关键信息。这项研究将混合使用定性和定量方法，并将在几个城市收集数据。首先，将开发一个地理信息系统（GIS）数据库，根据后退距离和气井密度对城市进行识别和分层。其次，将与多个政策利益相关者进行访谈，以确定他们对制定挫折政策的想法、理解和作用。访谈数据将被分析，以确定挫折条例如何扩散，变异，和/或演变的市政当局。该项目将有助于正在进行的关于页岩气钻探及其对美国各地居民区影响的政策讨论。北德克萨斯大学（University of North Texas）和德克萨斯农工大学（Texas a&m University）代表性不足群体的本科生将被招募参与这项研究。这些学生将通过实地研究和数据准备、研讨会、指导等方式接受培训，并有机会公开展示他们的研究成果。此外，这项研究将成为本科生能源地理学课程的一个组成部分，其中将包括一个研究部分。第三个组件将本研究生成的GIS产品整合到高中生模块中。该模块将允许学生确定如何使用GIS工具来理解碳氢化合物提取的人类维度；它还将成为一种有形的教育产品，以促进其他高中的其他推广项目。最后，这项研究将为人口稠密地区页岩气钻探的地方、区域、国家和国际政策提供信息。清楚地了解气井条例背后的动机和挫折距离的目标，以及在一个地方制定的政策如何适用于其他地方，将与世界各地的社区相关。