only do so much” DuBois‚ S. (2010‚ September 17). EPA on fracking: “we can only do so much”. CNN money.com. Retrieved from http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/16/news/fracking_EPA.fortune/index.htm 1. Summary Due to the raised concerns with hydraulic fracturing fluid polluting the ground water the state regulation board of New York has elected to elevate the issue of concern to the EPA. With this shift of regulating authority‚ opponents and proponents began arguing their side. Opponents to fracking
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The Effects of Fracking What is Fracking? Fracking‚ also referred to as fracturing or drilling‚ is the process of drilling 5‚000 to 20‚000 feet into the earth and applying hydraulic pressure to the surrounding area until it cracks. The target area for oil and gas drilling companies is in the shale‚ a soft layer of sedimentary rock broken apart by using a mixture of 98% water and 2% chemicals. These chemicals range from household cleansers to toxic chemicals‚ and is added to nearly 4 million gallons
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it is now possible to question the risk involved with extracting oil. With the instability of the methods the country uses to gain energy‚ are there alternatives to create a better future for all without damaging the earth in the process? Hydraulic Fracturing is the process of “pumping water at high pressure to create fractures in reservoir rock that allow the oil or natural gas to flow more freely to the well bore.” (DEQ) Chemicals and silica sand are added to the fracking water to improve effectiveness
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England (Weald Basin) Options generation Attractive UK Shale Plays • North West England (Bowland-Hodder Basin) • Scotland (Broxburn Shale Horizon) • East Midlands (Bowland-Hodder Basin) Available Technologies • GasFrac waterless fracturing • Open hole multistage fracturing system (OHMS) • Cemented Casing ‘plug and perf’ (CCPP) completions • Halliburton SandCastle • Natural gas powered equipment and trucks • Halliburton’s UniStim • Halliburton CleanWave treatment North West • IGas’ 14
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| Hydraulic fracturing‚ otherwise known as fracking‚ is a 60 year old practice of pumping high pressure water into shale rock thousands of feet below the earth’s surface. The pressurized water is pumped through cement encased pipes at pressures reaching 9000 pounds per square inch. The treated water is forced into small cracks in the gas-rich shale rock‚ resulting in the breaking of the rock and the release of natural gas that would otherwise be unobtainable. Hydraulic fracturing is a safe
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Hydraulic fracturing is a process used in nine out of 10 natural gas wells in the United States‚ where millions of gallons of water‚ sand and chemicals are pumped underground to break apart the rock and release the gas. Scientists are worried that the chemicals used in fracturing may pose a threat either underground or when waste fluids are handled and sometimes spilled on the surface. The natural gas industry defends hydraulic fracturing‚ better known as fracking‚ as safe and efficient. Thomas J
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amount into the Gulf of Mexico. This accident could have been totally avoidable had the proper tests been taken and the proper tools for the well had been used. It is at this point when Dr. Claude E. Cooke Jr.‚ otherwise known as a legend of hydraulic fracturing‚ invented a new tool for oil wells that will make drilling for oil safer. Cooke’s tool functions as a thermometer as it takes measurement of temperatures within a well and by looking at these temperatures companies can make sure that their
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April 8‚ 2012 Dear Senator Greg Ball‚ The current practice of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) began in America in the late 1990‘s and has been wreaking havoc on the land and the lives of the American people since. In case you are unaware‚ fracking is the process well diggers use to extract natural gas and oil from the earth. They use pressurized mixture of water‚ sand‚ and chemicals to form veins (or fractures) in the rock in order for the natural gas or oil to escape. Although this process
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prices and accessible amounts through the process of hydraulic fracturing. Before‚ the United States had to import energy sources‚ but now‚ thanks to hydraulic fracturing‚ the United States can export energy. Modern hydraulic fracturing is a process that involves constructing a drill pad and then drilling vertically downwards for thousands of meters. Then the drilling continues horizontally for thousands of meters. Originally‚ when hydraulic fracturing began in the mid-twentieth century‚ it only involved
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the Earthquake tracker. The state urges residence to have an earthquake preparedness plan due to the constant increase and magnitude of the earthquakes. The two competing theories on the cause of this phenomenon are that the introduction of hydraulic fracturing‚ best known as fracking‚
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