CleanWaters SymposiumPART7Bishop.mov
Channel: Fingerlakesunplugged
Date: 2012-04-25

The Finger Lakes CleanWaters Symposium - PART SEVEN: Binghamton Mayor, Matthew T. Ryan and Dr. Walid S. Hammoud, general surgeon, President of the Broome County Medical Society, introduce Ron Bishop, lecturer in chemistry at SUNY Oneonta, who speaks about hydrofracking in the Marcellus Shale at the Symposium in Binghamton, NY, June 4th, 2011. This video is PART SEVEN in a series of 10 videos from the conference. 

This is an excellent powerpoint presentation addressing the why and how of the unconventional gas drilling technique known as high-volume, slick-water, hydrofracturing. Bishop holds a B.A. in Chemistry from Youngstown State University and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from The West Virgina University School of Medicine. In his 17 years of full-time research, his projects were related to cancer and biosafety.
For the last 11 years, Bishop has taught a variety of courses (biology,
genetics, general and organic chemistry, biochemistry and environmental
sciences) in high schools and colleges. He currently teaches in the Chemistry
& Biochemistry Department at SUNY Oneonta, and is nationally certified in
chemical hazards management.

Below is a text copy of the power point presentations:
Natural Gas Development
Ronald E. Bishop, Ph.D., CHO 
Why Here? 
This region was the deepest part of an inland sea.
Shale Extent
Oil and Gas Reservoirs
Difference Between Vertical  And Horizontal Wells
Sketch of   Natural Gas   Well   Cementing:   Best  Practice
"Octopus Strategy" 
Naturally Occurring Reservoir Components
              Organic carbon:  gas and/or oil 
 
                         Toxic metals 

                               Brine 

                   Radioactive elements 

                      Hydrogen sulfide  
Issues
Without any chemical additives, "produced fluids" tend to be hazardous   materials. 

Loads of salt, 
    some toxic elements

Gases: radon and hydrogen sulfide along with natural gas 
Need for Additives
  
   Water causes shale rock to swell. 
   Biofilms must be prevented. 
   Corrosion is a real threat.

   Responses:  
 
   biocides,  surfactants,  flocculants,  
   corrosion inhibitors,  proppants,  
   other chemical conditioners.

Chemical Issues 
                Over 200 different chemical products

                  More than three-fourths 
                  are health hazards: 

                   respiratory  diseases 
                   endocrine  diseases 
                   infertility  and  birth  defects  
                   kidney,  heart,  liver, brain  damage 
                   cancer 
Chemicals of Special Concern
       Barium                          Lead
      Arsenic                      Benzene 
           2-butoxyethanol (2-BE)
      Bromide                   Chromium 
               Hydrogen Sulfide 
    4-Nitroquinoline-1-oxide (4-NQO)
Pollution Portals
Abandoned Wells 

DEC 2008:  estimated 57,000 

DEC 2009:  more newly discovered 
                        than plugged 
Erosion and Fragmentation 
 
   Sediment from 1 well pad and 
   access road:   8 tons per year 

   Habitat fragmentation from 
   access roads:  
All-Weather Access Roads
TRUCKS
Murphy's Law
    valves erode & break down, 
     Pit liners tear, pits overflow, 
     tanks leak, trucks crash,
     liquids are spilled, 
     people make mistakes 
                   
 Pit  Problems 
Biological Issues

  Top-hole drilling with air, 
        no biocides used: 
  Microbes brought up 
        into ground water 


Desulfovibrio  Desulfuricans 
Contact Information
Ron Bishop 

Chemistry & Biochemistry 
SUNY Oneonta 

rebishop@hotmail.com
 
          Overlap of Marcellus and Utica "Fairways"