I-56, I-57, II-18 (photo) I-56 groundw<strong>at</strong>er rights II-4 H H 2 S, see also hydrogen sulfide I-25 hazardous air pollutants I-26, I-50 hazardous waste I-28, I-56 hazardous waste regul<strong>at</strong>ions I-56 health I-1, I-14, I-25, I-26, I-28, I-35, I-42, I-53, I-54, I-58, I-61, II-19, III-8, III-30, IV-6, IV-12, IV-23, IV-24, V-2 air emissions I-25, I-51 carcinogens I-52 drinking w<strong>at</strong>er — see drinking w<strong>at</strong>er hydraulic fracturing — see drinking w<strong>at</strong>er hydrocarbons I-54 noise I-44, I-48 NORM I-61 produced w<strong>at</strong>er I-53, I-58 wastes I-28 wildlife <strong>and</strong> livestock I-6, I-11, I-12, I-26, I-28, I-36, I-52, I-54, I-55, I-59 he<strong>at</strong>er tre<strong>at</strong>er I-21 he<strong>at</strong>er(s) I-22, I-72 heavy oils I-32, I-38 horizontal drilling I-11, I-15, I-65, I-67 (photo) I-66 housing I-43 hydr<strong>at</strong>es I-22, I-32 hydraulic fracturing I-17, I-18, I-20, I-35, I-38, IV-6, IV-23 (photo) I-19 fluids I-20, I-35 hydrocarbons I-1, I-2, I-28, I-54, I-55, I-58 hydrogen sulfide I-3, I-25, I-26, I-35, I-42, I-51, I-53, I-54, I-59, II-7, PB II-8, III-30, IV-12, V-2 I idle wells I-30 impacts, associ<strong>at</strong>ed with oil <strong>and</strong> gas I-6, I-10, I-13, I-25, I-30, I-41 explor<strong>at</strong>ion I-6, I-10 production stage I-25 site ab<strong>and</strong>onment I-30 improperly plugged I-30 improvements III-17 improvements, for l<strong>and</strong>owners I-41 infilling I-14 infilling (photo) I-14 injection well I-27, I-28, I-29, I-30, I-60 inspections II-24, III-2 inspectors II-12 interim reclam<strong>at</strong>ion I-25, I-30, I-69, IV-11 intimid<strong>at</strong>ion I-16, III-2, IV-12 irrig<strong>at</strong>ion I-61 irrig<strong>at</strong>ion machinery II-9 L l<strong>and</strong> title II-3, II-5, II-6 l<strong>and</strong> use III-7 l<strong>and</strong>farming I-57 l<strong>and</strong>man II-7, III-1, III-2, IV-10 l<strong>and</strong>owners I-5, I-7, I-8, I-10, I-37, I-62, IV-1, IV-10, IV-13, IV-14, IV-20 lawsuits III-33, IV-7, IV-13 lead I-12, I-37, I-58 leaks I-55, I-71 detection I-28 protection I-64 lease provisions I-4, I-16, I-39, I-63, III-26 leasing I-4, I-15, I-41, II-11, III-24, III-31, IV-12, IV-14, IV-15 legal advice II-2, III-34 legal <strong>and</strong> regul<strong>at</strong>ory issues II-1 legal steps in oil <strong>and</strong> gas development I-4 lessee I-5, II-24, III-24 lessor I-5, III-24 liquefied n<strong>at</strong>ural gas V-2 livestock I-6, I-7, I-11, I-12, I-26, I-28, I-31, I-37, I-42, I-54, I-59, I-61, III-36, IV-5, V-2 loc<strong>at</strong>ions III-16 low frequency noise — see noise, low frequency low profile well head (photo) II-9 M maintenance I-16, I-17, I-24, I-25, I-27, I-54 prevent<strong>at</strong>ive I-68 M<strong>at</strong>erial Safety D<strong>at</strong>a Sheet I-20 mercury I-12, I-37, I-58 metals I-2, I-12, I-27, I-35, I-52, I-61, I-64 methane I-2, I-17, I-18, I-25, I-31, I-32, I-35, I-37, I-42, I-53, I-54, I-59, I-70, I-71, I-72, II-18, IV-3, IV-24 methanol I-18, I-72 microbial enhanced recovery I-23 migr<strong>at</strong>ion of methane gas I-35, I-53, I-59, II-19 mineral deed(s) II-3, II-4, II-6 mineral est<strong>at</strong>e i-7, II-3, II-4, II-6, IV-10 mineral owners I-4, I-5, I-15, I-25, I-62, IV-15 mineral ownership i-7, I-4, II-2 mineral pooling I-5, I-15 mineral reserv<strong>at</strong>ion II-3, II-4, II-6 mineral rights II-2, II-3, II-5, II-6, II-7, IV-9, IV-11, IV-13, IV-14, IV-16 obtaining them I-4, I-5 tips for l<strong>and</strong>owners I-5 mineral versus surface rights II-7 Index-3
Index mitig<strong>at</strong>ion I-31, IV-20 monitoring III-6, III-19, III-23, III-30 mud—see drilling mud muffler (photo) I-71 mufflers I-63, I-70, IV-21 municipal regul<strong>at</strong>ions II-22, II-23 N naphthalene I-18, I-58 n<strong>at</strong>ural gas i-3, I-2, I-21, I-54 dry reserves (photo) i-5 production in the US i-5 dry i-5, I-2 dehydr<strong>at</strong>ion I-21, I-53, I-72 gas liquids I-22 proved reserves i-4 conditioning I-20 nonconventional I-32 processing I-20, I-21, I-24 production I-3 three types I-32 wet I-2 n<strong>at</strong>urally occurring radioactive m<strong>at</strong>erials I-27, I-50, I-61, I-62 Navajo l<strong>and</strong>owners III-9 negoti<strong>at</strong>ions II-2, II-10, II-14, III-1, III-2, III-28, IV-10, IV-12, IV-16 netting I-55— see health (photo) I-42 nitrogen oxides I-25, I-26, I-37, I-51, I-52, I-53, I-71, I-72 noise I-8, I-10, I-26, I-36, I-37, I-44, I-45, I-48, III-8, III-10, III-23, IV-3, IV-21, IV-22, V-2, IV-27 ab<strong>at</strong>ement I-64, I-70, I-71 (photo) I-71 annoyance I-44, I-47 how sound travels I-45 impact I-45 low frequency I-46, I-48, V-2 nonconventional gas <strong>and</strong> oil I-3, I-32, I-38 NORM — see n<strong>at</strong>urally occurring radioactive m<strong>at</strong>erials I-27 Northern Plains Resource Council I-62 notific<strong>at</strong>ion II-13, III-14 st<strong>at</strong>es requirements II-14 NO x — see nitrogen oxides I-72 noxious weeds I-10, I-13, I-31 O oil production in the US i-5 consumption in the US i-3 production in US i-2 proved reserves i-4 oil <strong>and</strong> gas development stages I-4 oil <strong>and</strong> gas oper<strong>at</strong>ions I-41 oil <strong>and</strong> gas processing I-24 oil shales I-32, I-38, I-39, I-40 open-hole cavity completion I-33 ordinance(s) III-31, III-32, IV-22 organize III-28 orphan well(s) I-30, II-18, II-19, II-20 ozone I-25, I-51, I-53, I-71 P PAH — see polycyclic arom<strong>at</strong>ic hydrocarbons I-26 particul<strong>at</strong>e m<strong>at</strong>ter I-11, I-25, I-51 particul<strong>at</strong>es I-53 percol<strong>at</strong>ion I-17, I-35, I-60 permission I-4, I-6, II-13, II-24 petroleum I-1, I-35, I-38, IV-6 phenols I-27, I-54 pipeline IV-19 pipeline(s) I-13, I-17, I-20, I-21, I-22, I-24, I-25, I-26, I-39, I-55, I-65, III-15, III-27, V-2 pipeline, corridors (photo) I-24 pit(s) I-8, I-10, I-12, I-13, I-28, I-30, I-35, I-51, I-54, I-55, I-56, I-57, I-60, I-61, I-64, I-65, IV-12, — see health (photo) I-17, I-18, I-28, I-55 blooie I-34 burn I-34 pitless drilling I-64, I-65 pits plugging I-29, I-59, II-25, II-26 (photo) I-29 polycyclic arom<strong>at</strong>ic hydrocarbons I-11, I-25, I-26, I-36, I-50, I-54 pooling I-5, I-13 processing plant I-21, I-22, I-25 (photo) I-21 produced s<strong>and</strong> I-27 produced w<strong>at</strong>er I-17, I-23, I-27, I-29, I-33, I-35, I-38, I-50, I-53, I-54, I-57, I-58, I-59, I-60, I-61, III-19, III-33 beneficial use I-60 (photo) I-55, I-59 disposal I-59 injection I-60 production I-16 production enhancement (photo) I-23 production stage I-25 property deed II-5 property values I-37, I-44 proved reserves i-4 pump jack (photo) I-46, I-70, I-71 pumping I-17, I-27, I-33, I-45, I-58, I-70 Index-4
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