The commentary by Stark and Thompson is meant to provide background information for readers of the review by He et al. on the use of abandoned mine drainage for the development of unconventional gas resources. Melissa Stark is the lead for Accenture's New Energy Practice and is the research lead for Accenture's “Water and Shale Gas Development, Leveraging the US experience in new shale developments” report. Some aspects of the commentary are based on that report.
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