A mobile application to protect groundwater during unconventional oil and gas extraction

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dc.contributor.authorWorthmann, Charissa
dc.contributor.authorEsterhuyse, Surina
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-16T14:15:17Z
dc.date.available2024-08-16T14:15:17Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractUnconventional oil and gas (UOG) is an important energy source for many countries, but requires large quantities of water for its development, and may pollute water resources. Regulations are one of the main tools to achieve government policy on natural resource protection. South Africa, which is energy-constrained, but also water-scarce, is currently considering UOG extraction as an additional energy resource. UOG development could commence as soon as regulations to protect natural resources such as water have been published. Such regulations are, however, often not effectively enforced, which negatively affects the protection of water resources during UOG extraction. This study addresses these enforcement challenges in South Africa. It focuses on the science–society–policy interface by proposing a civic informatics platform to assist with on-the-ground enforcement of regulations via a mobile application. This mobile application aims to address both groundwater monitoring and management as well as UOG extraction operations in a single platform, to enable regulators to protect groundwater resources more effectively during UOG extraction, while simultaneously enhancing transparency in the UOG industry.
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dc.identifier.citationWorthmann, C., & Esterhuyse, S. (2022). A mobile application to protect groundwater during unconventional oil and gas extraction. Royal Society Open Science, 9(9), 220221. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220221
dc.identifier.issn2054-5703 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220221
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/12738
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe Royal Society
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dc.rights.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleA mobile application to protect groundwater during unconventional oil and gas extraction
dc.typeArticle
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