Fracturing well water discharge and treatment is the environmental impact of shale gas production focus of controversy

In today's shale gas development, "many meetings, visits and more articles and more", but the actual mining capacity was limited circumstances, governments and businesses need innovative solutions for water resource management in order to achieve the production of shale gas  water use long-term sustainability.
Water resources regulation, although there is no specific for shale gas environmental regulations, but the NDRC to develop a "shale gas development plan (2011 ~ 2015)" covers a variety of environmental problems. The plan sets out a series of leading practices, including water fracturing wastewater recycling, strict drilling regulations, and strengthening wastewater discharge monitoring program, while requiring shale gas operators to reduce the negative impact on the local environment. These aspects may be the future for shale gas industry, the focus of specific provisions.
Water under pressure demands of new technologies
Support U.S. shale gas revolution is about 30 million tons of water resources, and laid a strong foundation for the development of shale gas. Although China's current water recycling can be achieved,frac proppant but that overall demand is huge. Shale gas development potential, but also increases the difficulty. Have more difficult the prospect and hope, so the development of new technological solutions needed to develop shale gas resources problem is particularly urgent and important.
Or whether to seek new technologies in the development of water resources to find alternatives to the industry expectations. National Energy Commission Expert Advisory Committee Director Zhang believes that the future will further increase research efforts to further investigation and research, innovative problem solving. For example,Hydraulic fracturing instead of using liquefied carbon dioxide water is a good idea.