Seminar
Time:
Fracking, Science, and Public Perception: What the Public Needs to Know about Hydraulic Fracturing
Date:
3:00 pm –
4:30 pm
Panhandle Research and Extension Center
4502 Avenue I
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4939
Scottsbluff NE 69361-4939
The speaker will be Steve Sibray, geoscientist for the UNL Conservation and Survey Division, who is based at the University of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Center. The seminar will begin at 3 p.m. in the Bluestem Room. It is free and open to the public.
Sibray’s topics will include the history of hydraulic fracturing; how it works; horizontal drilling; the chemicals used in the process and how they are reported to regulators; methane gas in shallow aquifers; specific cases that have received public attention in Wyoming and Pennsylvania; and findings about hydraulic fracturing in a 2015 report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
He will also share information about the proposed saltwater disposal well in Sioux county, including the potential for groundwater contamination and earthquakes.
Sibray will explore the reasons that public perception of hydraulic fracturing is often negative, and discuss the positive aspects of the practice as well.
Sibray’s topics will include the history of hydraulic fracturing; how it works; horizontal drilling; the chemicals used in the process and how they are reported to regulators; methane gas in shallow aquifers; specific cases that have received public attention in Wyoming and Pennsylvania; and findings about hydraulic fracturing in a 2015 report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
He will also share information about the proposed saltwater disposal well in Sioux county, including the potential for groundwater contamination and earthquakes.
Sibray will explore the reasons that public perception of hydraulic fracturing is often negative, and discuss the positive aspects of the practice as well.