07-16-2014, 10:21 PM
Since this is my page and most of you are in dreamland I thought I would review why all the Anti-Hydraulic Fracturing Bills died and the Geothermal resource bill died. It had a piece of bad legislation attached to it. Here is my take.
In 2013 SB 371 definition of "Hydraulic fracturing" means the process of pumping a fluid into or under the surface of the ground in order to create fractures in rock for the purpose of producing or recovering oil or gas.
SB 375 had the exact definition of "Hydraulic fracturing" means the process of pumping a fluid into or under the surface of the ground in order to create fractures in rock for the purpose of producing or recovering oil or gas.
So these two anti-hydraulic fracturing bills were carried over to the next session January 2014
Then SB2940 was introduced and a whole new exact definition "Hydraulic fracturing" means a drilling operation into an underground geologic formation and the injection of fluids, gases, chemicals, sand, or any other substance with the intention to cause or enhance fractures in the geologic formation for the purpose of instigating or increasing the porosity or permeability of the geologic formation to initiate or increase the production of a desired commodity from a well. Hydraulic fracturing is also known as "fracking", "hydro-fracking", "hydro-fracturing", "hydro-shearing", "hydraulic shearing", "hydro-stimulation", or "enhanced geothermal drilling"
HB 2359 was introduced and it had the exact definition "Hydraulic fracturing" means a drilling operation into an underground geologic formation and the injection of fluids, gases, chemicals, sand, or any other substance with the intention to cause or enhance fractures in the geologic formation for the purpose of instigating or increasing the porosity or permeability of the geologic formation to initiate or increase the production of a desired commodity from a well. Hydraulic fracturing is also known as "fracking", "hydro-fracking", "hydro-fracturing", "hydro-shearing", "hydraulic shearing", "hydro-stimulation", or "enhanced geothermal drilling"
I thought this was very strange and then it got stranger SB 2663 http://legiscan.com/HI/text/SB2663/2014 SECTION 18. The Hawaii Revised Statutes is amended by adding a new chapter to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:"Hydraulic fracturing" means a drilling operation into an underground geologic formation and the injection of fluids, gases, chemicals, sand, or any other substance with the intention to cause or enhance fractures in the geologic formation for the purpose of instigating or increasing the porosity or permeability of the geologic formation to initiate or increase the production of a desired commodity from a well; provided that this term shall not include a drilling operation into an underground geologic formation for the purpose of obtaining drinking water. Hydraulic fracturing is also known as "fracking", "hydro-fracking", "hydro-fracturing", "hydro-shearing", "hydraulic shearing", "hydro-stimulation", or "enhanced geothermal drilling".
So if you are still with me I will give you my take on this definition how did it change and why? Here is whats wrong with the 2014 definition ready set go!
RIP
SB2940....HB2359....SB 2663
Once upon a time there were three bills, SB2940 http://legiscan.com/HI/text/SB2940/id/958853 and HB2359 http://openstates.org/hi/bills/2014%20Re...on/HB2359/ they are dead both are about banning Hydraulic drilling. By my observation both were flawed. Now there is a bill that relates to Natural Resources, to be specific geothermal resources bill SB 2663 http://legiscan.com/HI/text/SB2663/id/1005445 and I noticed the Hydraulic fracturing bill was tagged on to SB2663 this is an anti geothermal bill that bans every hopeful solution to our small kind innovations for cooling and heating and small kind electrical needs. and another thing it will prohibit Hydraulic shearing which is a sheet metal term!smile.
The part of the bill that states Hydraulic fracturing is also known as....Hydraulic fracturing and Hydro-shearing are two related but very different techniques for creating a system of fractures in underground rock deposits. Fracking or fracturing actually involves actual breaking of rocks. Hydro-shearing widens existing cracks in rock formations, that is a big difference. Why ban a process that does not require gels or harmful chemicals. If it were to be used here it would not be producing fossil fuels but hot water heated by the hot rocks underground.
Hydro-fracturing has to do with water it is used to maintain water levels it is used to access clean drinking water. It is a well development process that involves injecting water under high pressure into a bedrock formation via the well. They ban this then what happens when a well is obstructed by silt or deposits will they be able to use hydro-fracturing equipment?
Hydro-fracking is a process invented by Halliburton and Schlumberger Messina Inc. It is slick water hydraulic fracturing for natural gas extraction.
Hydro shearing works at lower pressure and without the fracking chemicals it uses non-toxic tracers shearing works by reducing friction on natural rock fractures.
I already covered hydraulic shearing that has to do with cutting sheet metal!
Enhanced geothermal drilling no such animal the term is enhanced geothermal systems (EGS).
How can all of these words and processes be the same as hydraulic fracturing?
Last but not least ask yourself is there a difference between pumping and drilling?
Reason why I ask is because hydraulic fracturing is not a drilling operation it is a pumping operation to be specific... get that chapter out of 2263.
Passing this bill with the language in this section will have the geological scientific community laughing their collective asses off.
Is this important? Why was it changed? Who made up this definition? Let me say this; gold
don't glitter in the field you have to know what it looks like. Just my two cents folks. Legislation has to be TIGHT.
In 2013 SB 371 definition of "Hydraulic fracturing" means the process of pumping a fluid into or under the surface of the ground in order to create fractures in rock for the purpose of producing or recovering oil or gas.
SB 375 had the exact definition of "Hydraulic fracturing" means the process of pumping a fluid into or under the surface of the ground in order to create fractures in rock for the purpose of producing or recovering oil or gas.
So these two anti-hydraulic fracturing bills were carried over to the next session January 2014
Then SB2940 was introduced and a whole new exact definition "Hydraulic fracturing" means a drilling operation into an underground geologic formation and the injection of fluids, gases, chemicals, sand, or any other substance with the intention to cause or enhance fractures in the geologic formation for the purpose of instigating or increasing the porosity or permeability of the geologic formation to initiate or increase the production of a desired commodity from a well. Hydraulic fracturing is also known as "fracking", "hydro-fracking", "hydro-fracturing", "hydro-shearing", "hydraulic shearing", "hydro-stimulation", or "enhanced geothermal drilling"
HB 2359 was introduced and it had the exact definition "Hydraulic fracturing" means a drilling operation into an underground geologic formation and the injection of fluids, gases, chemicals, sand, or any other substance with the intention to cause or enhance fractures in the geologic formation for the purpose of instigating or increasing the porosity or permeability of the geologic formation to initiate or increase the production of a desired commodity from a well. Hydraulic fracturing is also known as "fracking", "hydro-fracking", "hydro-fracturing", "hydro-shearing", "hydraulic shearing", "hydro-stimulation", or "enhanced geothermal drilling"
I thought this was very strange and then it got stranger SB 2663 http://legiscan.com/HI/text/SB2663/2014 SECTION 18. The Hawaii Revised Statutes is amended by adding a new chapter to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:"Hydraulic fracturing" means a drilling operation into an underground geologic formation and the injection of fluids, gases, chemicals, sand, or any other substance with the intention to cause or enhance fractures in the geologic formation for the purpose of instigating or increasing the porosity or permeability of the geologic formation to initiate or increase the production of a desired commodity from a well; provided that this term shall not include a drilling operation into an underground geologic formation for the purpose of obtaining drinking water. Hydraulic fracturing is also known as "fracking", "hydro-fracking", "hydro-fracturing", "hydro-shearing", "hydraulic shearing", "hydro-stimulation", or "enhanced geothermal drilling".
So if you are still with me I will give you my take on this definition how did it change and why? Here is whats wrong with the 2014 definition ready set go!
RIP
SB2940....HB2359....SB 2663
Once upon a time there were three bills, SB2940 http://legiscan.com/HI/text/SB2940/id/958853 and HB2359 http://openstates.org/hi/bills/2014%20Re...on/HB2359/ they are dead both are about banning Hydraulic drilling. By my observation both were flawed. Now there is a bill that relates to Natural Resources, to be specific geothermal resources bill SB 2663 http://legiscan.com/HI/text/SB2663/id/1005445 and I noticed the Hydraulic fracturing bill was tagged on to SB2663 this is an anti geothermal bill that bans every hopeful solution to our small kind innovations for cooling and heating and small kind electrical needs. and another thing it will prohibit Hydraulic shearing which is a sheet metal term!smile.
The part of the bill that states Hydraulic fracturing is also known as....Hydraulic fracturing and Hydro-shearing are two related but very different techniques for creating a system of fractures in underground rock deposits. Fracking or fracturing actually involves actual breaking of rocks. Hydro-shearing widens existing cracks in rock formations, that is a big difference. Why ban a process that does not require gels or harmful chemicals. If it were to be used here it would not be producing fossil fuels but hot water heated by the hot rocks underground.
Hydro-fracturing has to do with water it is used to maintain water levels it is used to access clean drinking water. It is a well development process that involves injecting water under high pressure into a bedrock formation via the well. They ban this then what happens when a well is obstructed by silt or deposits will they be able to use hydro-fracturing equipment?
Hydro-fracking is a process invented by Halliburton and Schlumberger Messina Inc. It is slick water hydraulic fracturing for natural gas extraction.
Hydro shearing works at lower pressure and without the fracking chemicals it uses non-toxic tracers shearing works by reducing friction on natural rock fractures.
I already covered hydraulic shearing that has to do with cutting sheet metal!
Enhanced geothermal drilling no such animal the term is enhanced geothermal systems (EGS).
How can all of these words and processes be the same as hydraulic fracturing?
Last but not least ask yourself is there a difference between pumping and drilling?
Reason why I ask is because hydraulic fracturing is not a drilling operation it is a pumping operation to be specific... get that chapter out of 2263.
Passing this bill with the language in this section will have the geological scientific community laughing their collective asses off.
Is this important? Why was it changed? Who made up this definition? Let me say this; gold
don't glitter in the field you have to know what it looks like. Just my two cents folks. Legislation has to be TIGHT.