Fracking Hydraulic fracturing‚ also known as fracking‚ is the process of removing once unattainable natural gas from shale formation deep underground. The fracking process was developed by Halliburton in the 1940s as a technique to stimulate gas well production. Vertical holes are drilled deep into the subsurface of the ground‚ and horizontal extensions are drilled at the bottom of the well at an average depth of 8000 feet. Once the holes are drilled‚ water is mixed with chemicals and
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Structural Isomers Stereo isomers (geometric isomers) Structural Isomers ---- 2. 3. Alkane: ETHANE Ethane is a chemical compound with chemical formula C2H6. At standard temperature and pressure‚ ethane is a colorless‚ odorless gas. Ethane is
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conserving petroleum products‚ the celebration of an Oil Conservation Week (OCW)‚ with the participation of the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) and the entire oil industry under the guidance of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MPNG)‚ began in January‚ 1991. Considering the overwhelming response and enthusiasm generated by OCW in the country‚ and to further increase the reach as well as the effectiveness of the oil conservation campaign‚ the duration of the program was
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LECTURE 1: BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION Adonis Yatchew yatchew@chass.utoronto.ca www.economics.utoronto.ca/yatchew 150 St. George Street‚ Room 278 © A. Yatchew 2 Energy and Environment are Fundamentally Interdisciplinary The study of energy is intrinsically interdisciplinary in nature – many disciplines inform our understanding of energy. The theoretical and applied sciences underpin the fundamental potentialities of energy and their impacts‚ both beneficial and detrimental
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To Frack or Not to Frack Hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” is the process of drilling and injecting fluid into the ground at high pressures in order to release natural gas from shale rocks by fracturing them. It takes an abundance of resources to create just one fracking well. Each gas well needs on average four hundred tanker trucks to carry water and supplies to the site. Fracking uses a great deal of water. Each fracturing job requires one to eight million gallons of water to complete it
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compounds found in natural gas is methane ethane‚ propane‚ butane‚ carbon dioxide‚ oxygen‚ nitrogen and hydrogen sulphide. The largest reserves of natural gas that are found in Australia are Gippsland Basin in Victoria‚ the Copper Basin in central Australia and towards the Northwest Shelf region of Western Australia. The range of compounds found in natural gas is methane ethane‚ propane‚ butane‚ carbon dioxide‚ oxygen‚ nitrogen and hydrogen sulphide. The largest reserves of natural gas that are found
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instance‚ the production of natural gas has risen from 14% in 2009 to 47% in 2013‚ which is a dramatic increase in a 4 year time period. However‚ since the leak off of the water from fracking sites get infected‚ they head to other sources of water‚ and infect human drinking water. The fracking industry has brought mostly good things to society‚ including jobs‚ inexpensive energy‚ and economic help; however‚
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maximize recovery. Natural gas is composed of a wide range of hydrocarbon compounds that will condense to form liquids at particular temperatures. The more energy-dense‚ or “heavier‚” components can condense at operating temperatures and can cause operational problems within pipelines‚ compressors and other midstream equipment. These natural gas liquids (NGLs) also have a high market value that provides an incentive for maximum recovery. Valerus cryogenic processing plants cool natural gas to around –150°F
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AND NATURAL GAS REGULATIONS‚ 2012 AS APPROVED BY THE CABINET SUB-COMMITTEE ON PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS ON 12.09.2012 AS APPROVED BY THE CABINET ON 13.09.2012 AS PASSED BY THE NAGALAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ON 22.09.2012 WHEREAS the Nagaland Legislative Assembly‚ in exercise of its powers under article 371-A (1) (a) of the Constitution of India‚ had unanimously passed a Resolution on the 26th July‚ 2010 rendering inter alia all Acts of Parliament governing petroleum and natural gas inapplicable
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United States is home to what some estimate to be the largest known shale gas reserves in the world. Often referred to as the “bridge fuel” that‚ according to the oil and gas industry‚ will aid in the country’s energy transition from coal and oil to renewable sources like wind and solar power. Natural gas now fuels nearly 40 percent of the country’s electricity generation and the use of the gas is becoming very popular. Natural gas use has soared in recent years‚ but so has the controversy surrounding
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