Fracking Site Articles & Analysis
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Fracking – or hydraulic fracturing – is one of those topics that’s constantly in the news because of controversies surrounding its impact on the natural environment and our reliance on fossil fuels in the face of climate change, driving the need to start operating more sustainably, supported by renewable energy sources. The technique itself involves drilling down into the earth ...
The Evolution of Hydraulic Transmission Technology in the Pressure Pumping Market. Fracking technology is driving transformation of North American energy production capabilities. Since 2005, most of the increase in domestic natural gas production resulted from ongoing development of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing technology. Producers developed more efficient ways to extract gas ...
Also at risk are workers at oil and natural gas hydraulic fracturing (fracking) sites, where silica is mixed with water and chemicals to keep the underground fractures open so that natural gas and oil can stream out. ...
Additionally, while Colorado cannot legally put the economic interests of the oil and gas industry above public health and safety, in a very non-Post-Flint Effect way, regulators have not changed behavior and stopped the siting of a new fracking facility within 1,350 feet of a middle school. ...
In recent years, noble gases including neon have been used to detect fracking leaks. Neon can be tracked as it moved, illustrating the path of leaked methane from the frack site. ...
Groundwater Well Locating for West Texas Fracking Operation Date: June 20, 2014 Site: West-Texas – undisclosed oil and gas field Equipment: SuperStingR8 WiFi with SwitchBox112 with passive cables spaced at 6m. ...
In 2013, water usage in Bakken formation fracking wells reached 6 billion gallons. Today, water sourcing is the main fracking challenge in the Bakken. ...
Water transportation can account for 60 to 80 percent of total fracking costs due to the fact that many U.S. fracking sites are located in water-stressed regions. Onsite demineralization of water would allow fracking companies to reuse their wastewater. “Pax Pure is looking to treat water during hydraulic fracturing at well ...
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Summary -Fracking is an essential technology to meet growing global demand for oil and gas. ...
Approximately 28 million metric tons of silica sand was used in fracking during 2012, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The heavy use of silica is reflected in the air contamination at fracking sites. ...
Abanaki Corporation has been successfully providing oil skimming technology to wastewater treatment plants in the removal of oil from fracking wastewater. Due to the variety of contaminants found in fracking wastewater, the suitable oil skimmer belt for this particular application is Abanaki's high-temp poly belt. ...