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HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
(FRACKING) AND OFFSHORE
DRILLING / EXPLORATION UPDATE
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
FEBRUARY 9, 2016
CONVENTIONAL DRILLING
(OIL EXTRACTION)
OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION IS THE
EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS FROM
WELLS. THE INDUSTRY GENERATES
WASTEWATER FROM THE WATER EXTRACTED
FROM THE GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS AND
FROM CHEMICALS USED DURING
EXPLORATION, WELL DRILLING AND
PRODUCTION OF OIL AND GAS.
SOURCE: ~ US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) 2015
“WHAT IS FRACKING?”
OIL AND GAS COMPANIES UTILIZE
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING (FRACKING)
AS A MEANS TO EXTRACT NATURAL GAS
OR OIL FROM TARGET ROCK
FORMATION. FLUID IS PUMPED AT HIGH
PRESSURE TO RELEASE TRAPPED FUEL.
FRACTURING FLUID IS COMPRISED OF
DIFFERENT SUBSTANCES INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO WATER, SAND,
HYDROCHLORIC ACID, METHANOL,
HYDROTREATED LIGHT PETROLEUM, AND
ADDITIVES (SINGLE OR MULTIPLE
INGREDIENTS).
SOURCE: ~ US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) 2015
“WHERE ARE THE WELLS?”
Source ~
Florida Department
of Environmental Protection
(DEP) 2015
Over 1,000 permitted wells have
been drilled since 1943. During this
timeframe, the petroleum industry
has safely produced 611 million
barrels of crude oil and 689 billion
cubic feet of natural gas in Collier,
Hendry, Lee, Dade, Escambia, and
Santa Rosa counties. ~ DEP
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF (OCS)
ACTIVITY IN FEDERAL WATERS
FLORIDA’S EAST COST IS EXCLUDED
FROM DRILLING LEASES UNTIL 2022
BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY
MANAGEMENT IS CONSIDERING
GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL
EXPLORATION
GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL (G&G)
EXPLORATION
-SEISMIC SURVEYS: AIR GUN
SURVEYS
-DEEP STRATIGRAPHIC TESTS
(DRILLS)
SOURCE: ~ BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 2016
SINCE LAST WORKSHOP…
• Now: Legislation proposed House Bill 191 / Senate Bill 318 basically mirrors the
2015 Bill(s) that failed (pro-fracking – land use powers restored to local
government as long as not to impose a moratorium on, effectively prohibit, or
inordinately burden) & House Bill 19 / SB 166 (against fracking)
• April 2015: DEP releases a letter of concern to the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management regarding concerns of Geological and Geophysical (G&G) exploration
• Acknowledged data and information was severely limited or absent
• Requested to delay permitting
• Multiple applications to conduct G&G in Atlantic Ocean
PERSPECTIVES
Water
Fragile
environment
Limited
studies
Jobs
Home rule
Tourism
STAFF IS SEEKING DIRECTION FROM CITY
COUNCIL FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE ACTION ON
FRACKING AND OFFSHORE DRILLING/
EXPLORATION