Workshop: Identification of Fundamental Interfacial and Transport Phenomena for the Sustainable Deployment of Hydraulic Shale Fracturing - Role of Chemical..., May 2012, Wash, DC

1229931-Striolo智力价值：天然气是美国的一种丰富资源，在环境影响和经济安全方面与其他化石燃料相比具有显著优势。S在1940年率先提出的水力压裂技术最近进行了改造，从而实现了对滞留天然气的经济开采。经济可靠的天然气来源对能源部门和化学工业都是至关重要的。不幸的是，公众舆论担心环境问题的可能性可能可以追溯到不受监管的水力压裂实践。该提案要求支持在华盛顿特区举办一次为期两天的研讨会，以确定水力压裂在界面和运输现象的一般领域的基本研究需求，从而有可能实现页岩气开采的可持续部署。来自学术界、工业界和政府的研究人员将在一个公开论坛上讨论这一主题，并就如何利用当前和未来的研究能力提供建议。主题包括：a)一般观察(关于压裂技术的细节，天然气的当前和未来的利用，探测页岩的地震技术，二氧化碳对岩层的影响，进行水力压裂的水质)b)甲烷水合物c)在双渗透介质中的输送)压裂液的作用和去向化学)用于压裂液的化合物的热力学性质，包括含有水、天然气、水的使用和处置)天然气的同时开采和二氧化碳的封存有害影响：拟议的研讨会预期的主要成果是对未来研究需求的建议，这些需求将有利于从页岩层经济、环保地开采天然气。这次研讨会将汇聚来自工业界、学术界和政府的科学家。PI将通过一篇评论文章向社区发布建议，这篇文章将提交给一本科学期刊发表。讲习班讨论的摘要将在万维网上公布。一份执行报告将在研讨会结束后两个月内提交给国家科学基金会。一份详细的报告将在研讨会结束后六个月内提交给国家科学基金会。

1229931-Striolo Intellectual Merit:Natural gas, an abundant resource in the United States, offers significant advantages compared to other fossil fuels in terms of both environmental impact and economic security. The technology of hydraulic fracturing, pioneered in the 1940?s, has been recently transformed, leading to the economical production of stranded natural gas. An economical and reliable source of natural gas is essential for the energy sector as well as the chemical industry. Unfortunately, the public opinion is concerned about the possibility of environmental issues that might be traced back to the unregulated practice of hydraulic fracturing. This proposal requests support to organize a two-day workshop in Washington, D.C. to identify fundamental research needs of hydraulic fracturing in the general areas of interfacial and transport phenomena that could potentially enable the sustainable deployment of shale gas extraction. Researchers from academia, industry, and government will address this topic in an open forum and provide recommendations on how to employ current and future research capabilities. Topics include: a) General observations (details concerning the fracture technology, current and future utilization of natural gas, seismic technologies to probe shale formations, the effect of carbon dioxide on rock formations, water quality where hydraulic fracturing is practiced)b) Methane hydratesc) Transport in dual-permeability mediad) Role and fate of the fracture fluids chemicalse) Thermodynamic properties of compounds used in fracture fluids, including complex mixtures containing water, natural gas, and carbon dioxidef) Water usage and disposalg) Simultaneous natural gas extraction and carbon dioxide sequestrationBroader Impacts:The primary outcomes expected from the proposed workshop are recommendations for future research needs that will benefit the economical and environmentally-benign extraction of natural gas from shale formations. This workshop will bring together scientists from industry, academia, and the government. The PI will broadcast recommendations to the community via one review article that will be submitted for publication in a scientific journal. A summary of the workshop discussion will be published on the World Wide Web. An executive report will be submitted to NSF within two months of the workshop. A detailed report will be submitted to NSF within six months from the end of the workshop.