Modern drilling techniques, notably horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, have enabled
unconventional oil production (UOP) from the previously inaccessible Bakken Shale …

Expansion of oil sands development results not only in the release of greenhouse gas
emissions, but also impacts land and water resources. Though less discussed …

We compared water use for hydraulic fracturing (HF) for oil versus gas production within the
Eagle Ford shale. We then compared HF water use for Eagle Ford oil with Bakken oil, both …

The Permian Basin is being transformed by the “shale revolution” from a major conventional
play to the world's largest unconventional play, but water management is critical in this …

Shale gas production represents a large potential source of natural gas for the nation. The
scale and rapid growth in shale gas development underscore the need to better understand …

Thermoelectric generation requires large amounts of water for cooling. Recent warm periods
have led to curtailments in generation, highlighting concerns about security of supply. Here …

Water, energy, and food (WEF) scarcity has been realized as a global issue, and several
strategies have been proposed to solve this problem. The WEF Nexus is a novel concept in …

The sustainability of energy resources such as transportation fuels is increasingly connected
to the consumption of water resources. Water is required for irrigation in the development of …

Increasing stress on the global water supply necessitates the measurement of water
consumption as a sustainability metric to evaluate energy production, including the …

Our planet has abundant renewable and conventional energy resources but technological
capability and capacity gaps coupled with water-energy needs limit the benefits of these …