ASTM D8053-18,Standard Guide for Data Management and Reporting Associated with Oil and Gas Development Involving Hydraulic Fracturing.
ASTM D8053-18 presents a series of options regarding data collection, data management, and information delivery and reporting associated with oil and gas development involving hydraulic fracturing.
The goal of this consensus standard is to foster a greater degree of transparency regarding oil and gas development through improved information delivery to the public. This guide examines the regulatory frameworks of data flow,reporting and information delivery, and offers suggestions for improving the communication throughout oil and gas development operations, The benefits of collaborative stakeholder relationships and better-defined roles and responsibilities regarding data capture, collection, and storage are suggested to enhance interagency and industry coordination resulting in improved information delivery to the public.
For purposes of this guide, the term “reporting” is used in its broadest sense to encompass any media and method
to communicate information regarding oil and gas development operations. The primary objective of this guide is to promote the efficacy of providing stakeholders easy access to comprehensive information on oil and gas development operations relative to their area of interest in as efficient and cost-effective manner as practicable.