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Modeling and prediction of natural gas fracking pad landscapes in the Marcellus Shale region, USA. A rejoinder to Klein and Manda's commentary
Highlights Geology is not a bottleneck for fracking in Marcellus Shale region. Thermal maturity and shale thickness are not crucial determinants of well placement. Landscape and environmental variables are the driving force of well placement.
Abstract In a comment on my early article (Meng, 2014) published in this journal, Klein and Manda (2015) critiqued some of my discussion points. Most significantly, they posited that “it is [therefore] erroneous to state that [in the Marcellus Shale region] land use characteristics are driving factors in well site/pad determination” because my speculation that “in the Marcellus Shale region the key variables for natural gas fracking can be landscape and environmental variables rather than geological variables” is flawed. In this rejoinder, I demonstrate that not only are their criticisms based on limited geological understanding of fracking, but they are also on an incorrect analysis. Therefore, my original results and conclusions on the driving force of landscape and environmental variables and on the implications to environment management and ecosystem administration and conservation remain stable and valid.
Modeling and prediction of natural gas fracking pad landscapes in the Marcellus Shale region, USA. A rejoinder to Klein and Manda's commentary
Highlights Geology is not a bottleneck for fracking in Marcellus Shale region. Thermal maturity and shale thickness are not crucial determinants of well placement. Landscape and environmental variables are the driving force of well placement.
Abstract In a comment on my early article (Meng, 2014) published in this journal, Klein and Manda (2015) critiqued some of my discussion points. Most significantly, they posited that “it is [therefore] erroneous to state that [in the Marcellus Shale region] land use characteristics are driving factors in well site/pad determination” because my speculation that “in the Marcellus Shale region the key variables for natural gas fracking can be landscape and environmental variables rather than geological variables” is flawed. In this rejoinder, I demonstrate that not only are their criticisms based on limited geological understanding of fracking, but they are also on an incorrect analysis. Therefore, my original results and conclusions on the driving force of landscape and environmental variables and on the implications to environment management and ecosystem administration and conservation remain stable and valid.
Modeling and prediction of natural gas fracking pad landscapes in the Marcellus Shale region, USA. A rejoinder to Klein and Manda's commentary
Meng, Qingmin (author)
Landscape and Urban Planning ; 136 ; 52-53
2014-11-17
2 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Modeling and prediction of natural gas fracking pad landscapes in the Marcellus Shale region, USA
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