NGWA Workshop — Groundwater Quality and Unconventional Gas Development: Is There a Connection? November 13 - 14, 2014

Fanie de Lange has been a hydrogeological consultant for the past 15 years. His hydrogeological experience has been mostly related to the mining environment. Although involved in all aspects of hydrogeology, his experience in field work related to hydrogeology and numerical modeling of groundwater is his trademark. De Lange has been a researcher at the Institute for Groundwater Studies, University of the Free State, for the past five years and is responsible for introducing students to field work with regard to gathering and compilation of general hydrocensus information, borehole drilling techniques, aquifer testing, and tracer tests. He is currently involved in research on hydraulic fracturing of the Karoo shales (Ecca Formation) and the possible impacts associated with hydraulic fracturing on shallow freshwater aquifers.