Michael D. Holloway, Oliver Rudd

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Fracking (eBook, PDF)

The Operations and Environmental Consequences of Hydraulic Fracturing

Beschreibung

This book presents both sides of a very controversial subject intoday's media: induced hydraulic fracturing, or"fracking." It covers the technology and methods usedin hydraulic fracturing in easy-to-understand language, for theengineer and layperson alike, presenting the environmental effectsof hydraulic fracturing.

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Autor

Michael D. Holloway's background includes organic andpolymer synthesis as well as lab to pilot scale materialmanufacturing for Olin Chemical, military and aerospace productdevelopment for Parker-Hannifin, product engineering for Rohm &Haas / Dow Electronic Chemicals, technical marketing andapplication engineering for GE Plastics, product management forGraco, and most currently as director of reliability and technicaldevelopment for NCH Corporation. He has served as a contributingwriter for Manufacturing.net, Assembly magazine, PlantServices magazine, and Lubrication and Fluid Powermagazine. He holds a BA in philosophy and a BS in chemistry fromSalve Regina University and an MS in polymer engineering from theUniversity of Massachusetts. He is a master black belt trained inSix Sigma, served as an adjunct professor at the University ofNorth Texas, and was managing editor for Porsche Club of America'smagazine, Slipstream. Oliver Rudd has twenty years of environmental experiencecentered on the petroleum industry. He graduated from theUniversity of Houston with degrees in environmental science andEnglish and is known in the environmental sector of the petroleumindustry for his level-headed guidance in providing logicallysound, honest feedback in tough situations. Rudd began his careerworking as a fluid engineer in international drilling operations,and his environmental experience continued in the petroleumindustry with positions ranging from environmental field technicianto senior project manager overseeing all levels of comprehensivesite investigations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118748183
• Artikelnr.: 38402612