NV.gov
Hydraulic Fracturing State Regulations and Administrative Code
NRS 522 Hydraulic Fracturing Sections
see NRS 522.119 and NRS 522.275
NAC 522.700
Direct Line to Hydraulic Fracturing Section
Hydraulic Fracturing
List compiled by the Nevada Division of Minerals showing chemicals used in Hydraulic Fracturing.
Understanding Hydraulic Fracturing
Myths and Facts on Wastewater Injection, Hydraulic Fracturing, Enhanced Oil Recovery, and Induced Seismicity
by Justin L. Rubinstein and Alireza Babaie Mahani
Presentation by the BLM to the State Land Use Planning Advisory Council, May 23, 2014
Frac Focus Links
FracFocus is the national hydraulic fracturing chemical registry and is managed by the Ground Water Protection Council and Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, two organizations whose missions both revolve around conservation and environmental protection.
Hydraulic Fracturing and How it Works
Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Composition
Other HF Related Links
The Texas Well that Started a Revolution
An article originally published by the Wall Street Journal that talks about the development of hydraulic fracturing over the last 20 years and highlights the major milestones that helped the US become more independent from foreign oil and gas resources.
Can Fracking Be Environmentally Acceptable?
A peer-reviewed article that systematically assess the risks and benefits of hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells, from research conducted at New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Drillers, but not fracking, tied to tainted water
The peer-reviewed study, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, adds a new chapter to a saga that has pitted Texas regulator against the EPA. See "Noble_Gases_Identify_the_Mechanisms-NatlAcadOfSci" link below.
Noble Gases Identify the Mechanisms of Fugitive Gas Contamination...
National Academy of Science study approved 8/12/2014. Full Title: Noble gases identify the mechanisms of fugitive gas contamination in drinking water wells overlying the Marcellus and Barnett Shales
Links Related to States and State Government
Association of American State Geologists Fact Sheets
Fact Sheets – includes hydraulic fracturing and ground water fact sheets
Association of American State Geologists - Statement on Hydraulic Fracturing
Groundwater Protection Council
GWPC – developed Frac Focus Chemical Disclosure Registry with the IOGCC
Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission
Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) – an organization comprised of producing states oil and gas regulators
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Questions and answers about hydraulic fracturing in Michigan
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
The Facts About Hydraulic Fracturing
Links Related to Federal Government
U.S. Department of Energy, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (Shale Gas Production Subcommittee)
Improving the Safety & Environmental Performance of Hydraulic Fracturing
U.S. Energy Information Administration - U.S. Energy Atlas, All Energy Infrastructure and Resources
This map includes all energy infrastructure and resources layers.
U.S. Energy Information Administration - Where Our Natural Gas Comes From
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Hydraulic Fracturing
Natural Gas Extraction - Hydraulic Fracturing
U.S. Geological Survey - Induced Earthquakes, Myths, and Misconceptions
What you do and don’t know about induced seismicity
U.S. Geological Survey - Natl. Water Quality Assessment Prog.
National Water Quality Assessment Program: "Quality of Water from Domestic Wells in Principal Aquifers of the United States, 1991-2004"
U.S. Geological Survey Water Science Centers
Summary of Studies Related to Hydraulic Fracturing Conducted by USGS Water Science Centers