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Stochastic Risk and Uncertainty Analysis for Shale Gas Extraction in the Karoo Basin of South Africa
Joint Authors
van Tonder, Gerrit
Rusagara, Innocent
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We made use of groundwater flow and mass transport equations to investigate the crucial potential risk of water pollution from hydraulic fracturing especially in the case of the Karoo system in South Africa.
This paper shows that the upward migration of fluids will depend on the apertures of the cement cracks and fractures in the rock formation.
The greater the apertures, the quicker the movement of the fluid.
We presented a novel sampling method, which is the combination of the Monte Carlo and the Latin hypercube sampling.
The method was used for uncertainties analysis of the apertures in the groundwater and mass transport equations.
The study reveals that, in the case of the Karoo, fracking will only be successful if and only if the upward methane and fracking fluid migration can be controlled, for example, by plugging the entire fracked reservoir with cement.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rusagara, Innocent& van Tonder, Gerrit. 2014. Stochastic Risk and Uncertainty Analysis for Shale Gas Extraction in the Karoo Basin of South Africa. Abstract and Applied Analysis،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033696
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rusagara, Innocent& van Tonder, Gerrit. Stochastic Risk and Uncertainty Analysis for Shale Gas Extraction in the Karoo Basin of South Africa. Abstract and Applied Analysis No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033696
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rusagara, Innocent& van Tonder, Gerrit. Stochastic Risk and Uncertainty Analysis for Shale Gas Extraction in the Karoo Basin of South Africa. Abstract and Applied Analysis. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033696
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1033696