Letter of Transmittal
Recommendation Report on Fracking in Texas
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to address the continued environmental issues that have persisted to affect the environment due to the continuous oil mining process. This paper seeks to address the ongoing effect of fracking mining process that has continuously been applied in Texas. The consequence that has been brought about by this outcome is the continued increase of earthquakes in this area. The paper has therefore carried out sufficient research and offered recommendation which if implemented can improve the condition and status of the environment. To make the relevant stakeholders part of this, a schedule was prepared on how the findings of the paper will be implemented.
The document will focus on the stakeholders that are involved in the oil mining industry. The purpose of coming up with this document is to help the key stakeholders understand the environmental impact that is brought about as a result of mining oil within Texas.
The purpose of this document is to create awareness of the effects that are brought about as a result of mining the oil. The document shall focus on Fort Worth because of the recent environmental concerns that have been recently raised in the area. Environmentalists have been able to attribute the most cases of earthquakes that have been recorded in Fort Worth is as a result of the fracking process which is used by many oil mining companies within the United States. The document, therefore, seeks to create awareness on the need of having a proper environmental management system that will be able to save the environment from degradation. It
will also try and reduce the instances of an earthquake occurring in the state of Texas, from which it is attributed to human activities which can be controlled (Kuchment, 2016).
It will be difficult for the oil companies to take into consideration the contents of the document which threatens their business. This is because the recommendations that may be provided might have a negative impact on the business. As much as the document will focus on improving the status of the environment, it will be difficult to convince the companies on the effect that their activities have on the environment (Markel, 2015).
Figure below shows impact of fracking on the environment
Purpose
The purpose of this document is to assist the businesses in moving forward with a more beneficial and environmentally friendly manufacturing process. A process that will not threaten the existence of the people in the environment and the eco-system in general. The document seeks to establish the importance of an environmental assessment that will be carried out before embarking on mining. This will help not only in conserving the environment but also to protect and promote the lives of human beings. This is because of the effect that fracking has; it has been found to affect the deposition of water beneath the soil.
The figure below explains. 
The primary purpose and objective of this proposal are to provide a detailed assessment of the effect of fracking mining used by the oil manufacturers; the effect is both on the environment and human beings. The paper shall then offer a recommendation in which it shall assist the stakeholders within the mining industry to adopt mining methods that are environmental friendly approaches of mining. This will be done with the aim of controlling the rising numbers of earthquake cases in Texas.
Executive Summary
In the recent days, there have been high numbers of reports of earthquake cases in Fort Worth and Dallas Texas, the rise in numbers has been attributed to the fracking process which is used by oil companies to mine oil. I was, therefore, instructed to come up with a proposal which bears the form of a recommendation report about the environmental impact of fracking. This document is, therefore, an environmental cleanup report, in which it conveys details of how the cleanup process will be initiated by the various stakeholders.
The paper has identified the effect that fracking continues to bear on the environment and the effect it has brought about. The need of fostering for a healthy and comfortable environment that will enable the members of the society and animals to have a conducive environment that will be able to sustain life. The paper has addressed some of the effects of fracking; this includes the increased instances of earthquakes. The article looks at various methods that can be used to ensure that there are better methods of mining oil that will safeguard that the sanctity of the environment is maintained.
The paper, therefore, focuses on ensuring that continuous environmental degradation in Texas is controlled. The purpose of the article is to guarantee that real and attainable
recommendations that will help to improve the ecological status of Texas are reached. This will assist to alleviate instances of earthquakes which have been rampant in the Texas. The paper also proposes a schedule that will ensure that the recommendations are implemented and effectively make sure that the environment is protected and preserved. The article also focuses on the relevant stakeholders and the role that they can play in ensuring that the status of the environment is improved and maintained.
Introduction
Earthquakes for a very long time have been considered to be as a result of nature. However, it has been suggested through scientific research that certain human activities have increased earthquake incidences. For example, in Texas, in particular, Fort Worth and Dallas, there has been an increased earthquake occurrence. This has been argued to be as a result of the mining of oil and gas in these areas. Mining is done using the fracking process where after the oil and gas have been separated from the salty water, the brine is pumped down in a set of deep wells. This pumping down of the brine results into an increased pressure on the ground resulting in earthquake incidences. This means that the process of fracking and in particular the aspect of pumping brine down the pipes is a form of environmental pollution.
These activities have led to environmental pollution, and this has necessitated the coming up with this document. Things need to be done differently to be able to save and protect the environment from degradation (Snower, 2009). This report seeks to provide to the various mining companies within Fort Worth, and Dallas Texas with particular recommendations that will enable them to reduce their contribution towards environmental pollution which has, in turn, led to the increase of earthquake cases. This document seeks to help change the approach of mining being used by oil and gas mining companies within Texas and promote an environmentally friendly process.
Figure below shows how fracking process works
Proposed Tasks
In helping reduce the environmental pollution in Fort Worth, Texas as a result of mining activities, there are various tasks that this paper will be making a recommendation to achieve that goal. The following are some of the proposed tasks:
A training session that will be significant in spreading the importance of having a safe environment that will enable human beings to peacefully live within the environment. This will be done with the aim of promoting a clean and healthy environment.
Employing Green fracking, it may not be 100% environmentally friendly, but it is something that the companies should try to use as a measure of resolving the environmental effect of the conventional fracking process. The company should take advantage of the growth of technology to ensure that they practice a safe environmental activity. This will also involve research that will help to identify the most environmentally friendly process.
Another task will be to try and remove some of the brine that has been pumped back into the mining pipes as a result of the fracking process. This is to help try and reduce the pressure that comes with such salty water being pumped back into the ground through the mining pipes.
Schedule
If the whole project is to be implemented in its entirety and successful, there is a time frame that it has to be taken as some of the activities take days for them to be completed. This is an approximate timeline that can be used to carry out the project:
The training session is supposed to take three days as it will involve intense training of the various stakeholders of how important environmental conservation is to the world.
The scientific research will take one week as it will involve various practical’s and studies to come with different methods that have been used as alternatives to the fracking process in the mining of oil and gas.
Removing brine will also take three days to be completed owing to the amount of brine that has been pumped back into the ground.
This means the project will take an average of 13 days to be completed.
Conclusion
In conclusion, to ensure that the environment is preserved for the coming generation, then the recommendation of this paper needs to be implemented to ensure that the various environmental degradation that is a result of human activity is avoided. The adoption of green fracking will help to reduce instances of increased earthquakes. The mining companies need to focus or rather adapt an environmentally friendly method of mining oil which will ensure that the environment is safeguarded and protected for the future generation
References:
Kuchment, A. (2016, May 13). UT study: Fracking-related activities have caused a majority of recent Texas earthquakes. Retrieved from Dallas News: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/news/2016/05/17/ut-study-long-before-fracking-oil-and-gas-activities-caused-texas-earthquakes
Markel, M. (2015). Technical communication. New York City: Bedford/St. Martin's.
Snower, D. (2009). Environmental policy and the effect of pollution on production. New York: Institute for Advanced Studies.
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