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Proceedings of the Technical Workshops For the Hydraulic Fracturing Study: Well Construction and Operation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA 600/R-11/046, March 2011

This is the second of four technical workshops on topics relating to the EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study - Proceedings: Well Construction and Operation. Included is a summary and abstracts from themes 1, 2, and 3, and revisitation of main discussion points.

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