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A REPORT ON
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
BY
ELLEN PEATTIE
18 August 2013
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DEFINITION OF HYDRAULIC
FRACTURING
A process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
HOW HYDRAULIC FRACTURING WORKS
There is many confusing reports being incorrectly feed to the general public concerning Hydraulic Fracturing. So there tends to be a lot of the “up in arms” group gathering panic, that spreads, when no one really knows what the “hydraulic’s” going on. What follows is a logical, easy to read, explanation of Hydraulic Fracturing.
DRILLING: There is no extensive drilling evolved in hydraulic fracturing(fracking). There is the initial drilling a vertical veins which after reaching the, then turns left or right and continues drilling horizontally until, reaching the correct depth.
DEPTH: Deep underground, at depths between 1,000 to 10,000 feet, shale like rocks hold gases, water, or oil in their pores.
SPECIAL DRILL: Steel casing fits in the drilled hole. The steel is there to protect the surrounding groundwater and area from any potential environmental problems or spills. AT the horizontal section of the well, the steel casing is perforated by a tool that can go through both the steel and cement of the well, creating small holes so water and small particles can escape.
WATER: water solution at extremely high pressure is pumped in to the mine, the rock is too frail to absorb the liquid, so the rock cracks. It takes three to ten days for fracking to be complete, the sand and additives found in the water keep the fissures open. This allows the gas or oil the escape from the rock float to the surface, were its collected in large tanks.
FRACKING CAN: Fracking extends the life of older wells, situated in mature oil and gas fields. Fracking allows recovery of gas and oil from...
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
BY
ELLEN PEATTIE
18 August 2013
[pic]
DEFINITION OF HYDRAULIC
FRACTURING
A process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
HOW HYDRAULIC FRACTURING WORKS
There is many confusing reports being incorrectly feed to the general public concerning Hydraulic Fracturing. So there tends to be a lot of the “up in arms” group gathering panic, that spreads, when no one really knows what the “hydraulic’s” going on. What follows is a logical, easy to read, explanation of Hydraulic Fracturing.
DRILLING: There is no extensive drilling evolved in hydraulic fracturing(fracking). There is the initial drilling a vertical veins which after reaching the, then turns left or right and continues drilling horizontally until, reaching the correct depth.
DEPTH: Deep underground, at depths between 1,000 to 10,000 feet, shale like rocks hold gases, water, or oil in their pores.
SPECIAL DRILL: Steel casing fits in the drilled hole. The steel is there to protect the surrounding groundwater and area from any potential environmental problems or spills. AT the horizontal section of the well, the steel casing is perforated by a tool that can go through both the steel and cement of the well, creating small holes so water and small particles can escape.
WATER: water solution at extremely high pressure is pumped in to the mine, the rock is too frail to absorb the liquid, so the rock cracks. It takes three to ten days for fracking to be complete, the sand and additives found in the water keep the fissures open. This allows the gas or oil the escape from the rock float to the surface, were its collected in large tanks.
FRACKING CAN: Fracking extends the life of older wells, situated in mature oil and gas fields. Fracking allows recovery of gas and oil from...