Advanced Well Stimulation Technologies in California (BLM)
An Independent Scientific Assessment of Well Stimulation in California, Vol. 3 (SB4)
Case Studies of Hydraulic Fracturing and Acid Stimulations in Select Regions: Offshore, Monterey Formation, Los Angeles Basin, and San Joaquin Basin
Commissioned Report
Peer Reviewed
Commissioned by: Senate Bill 4 (2013)
Funding: California Natural Resources Agency
Published: July 9, 2015 (Last Updated: July 22, 2016)
Abstract
Pursuant to Senate Bill 4 (Pavley 2013), the California Natural Resources Agency commissioned the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) to conduct an independent scientific assessment of well stimulation treatments, including hydraulic fracturing, in California.
The purpose of the report is to synthesize and assess the available scientific information associated with well stimulation treatments (WST) in California. The review will survey hydraulic fracturing, matrix acidizing, and acid fracturing as they are applied both onshore and offshore for oil and gas production in the state. The study workscope is organized in three major areas, which are being documented in three separate report volumes.
Volume III presents four case studies that assess environmental issues and qualitative risks for specific geographic regions: Offshore, Monterey Formation, Los Angeles Basin, and the San Joaquin Basin. For more information on this project, click here.
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Authors: Long, Jane C.S.; Feinstein, Laura C.; Birkholzer, Jens T.; Foxall, William; Houseworth, James E.; Jordan, Preston D.; Lindsey, Nathaniel J.; Maddalena, Randy L.; McKone, Thomas E.; Stringfellow, William T.; Ulrich, Craig; Heberger, Matthew G.; Shonkoff, Seth B.C.; Brandt, Adam; Ferrar, Kyle; Gautier, Donald L.; Phillips, Scott E.; Greenfield, Ben K.; Jerrett, Michael L.B.
Steering Committee: Long, Jane C.S.; Aines, Roger; Birkholzer, Jens; Cypher, Brian; Dieterich, Jim; Gautier, Donald L.; Gleick, Peter H.; Hill, A. Daniel; Lake, Larry; McKone, Tom; Minner, William A.; Myers Jaffe, Amy; Shonkoff, Seth B.; Tormey, Dan; Traina, Sam
