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    The phrase, hydraulic fracturing, can elicit many different responses from people. Some people may think of it as an efficient, effective, and great method to retrieve natural gas from shale beds. Others may think of it as an environmentally dangerous and harmful method of capturing natural gas under the surface of our Earth. Either way, hydraulic fracturing is one of the main methods used to retrieve natural gas from under ground. The farther along technology comes, the more advanced the techniques

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    Hydraulic Fracking These mountains have a very active and complex underground water system, one which Feeds the LaVale wells at Red Hill and many local wells. If drilling were to occur in these places, disaster could happen at any time. Ruined wells, ecosystems are destroyed natural gas seepage into the large cave systems, and destroyed land streams. All wells and sources in any gas well drilling areas should be tested by independent water testing firm at the expense of those drilling gas wells(Carns

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    Hydraulic Fracking

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    and the output continues to decrease. Due to the high demands oil and natural gases, the world has turned to alternative ways retrieve these resources. Hydraulic fracturing is now the most effective way to retrieve oil and natural gas from the ground. Recently, the number of earthquakes have increased near hydraulic fracturing sites. Hydraulic fracturing is both beneficial and destructive at the same time. Several examples of seismic activity linked to fracking

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    Hydraulic Fracking is a drilling method developed for the extraction of energy resources buried beneath shale formations located deep below the Earth’s surface. The practice of vertical drilling has been safely performed for more than 50 years, but the recent development of horizontal drilling has exposed the practice to harsh scrutinization. Vertical drilling inserts pipe directly into the shale formations allowing for limited access to pockets of methane. The last 10 to 15 years has brought

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    What is Hydraulic Fracturing Contrary to popular belief’s Hydraulic Fracturing is not a drilling process .It is the series of steps that are used after the drilling of hole in the ground is completed to create or restore small fractures or opening in the reservoir rock formation .These small fractures or opening in the reservoir are mainly used to extract –petroleum, natural gas ( such as shale gas , tight gas , and coal seam) ,water And natural substances This process was first used in 1947

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    Fracking is the process of drilling and injecting fluids or even gas into the ground at a high pressure in order to fracture rocks to release gas inside. Some types of fracking are Hydraulic Fracking and Pneumatic Fracking. Hydraulic fracking happens when a liquid fluid such as water, oil and acid just to name a few is used to fracture rocks to release gas. The water brought in is mixed with sand and chemicals to create fracking fluid. Approximately 40,000 gallons of chemicals are used per fracturing

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    WTF: What the Frack? A relatively new process for extracting desired shale oil from the bowels of the earth seems to be shaking things up around operation sites. Environmentalists and oil tycoons have been debating for years over the safety of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, since areas with a high concentration of fracking operations have been affected by several environmental problems. Though many scientists argue that correlation does not necessarily mean causation, the media and many environmentalists

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    on oil; a world that wars are not started over oil. This is the future the people that support hydraulic fracturing envision. The rapid development of unconventional sources of oil and natural gas using hydraulic fracturing has generated a great deal of controversy. As coal and oil struggle to remain the popular source of fossil fuel, fracking has gained a new spotlight in the war on energy. Hydraulic fracturing, also known as hydrofracking, hydrofracturing or simply, fracking, is the process of

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    First, to understand hydraulic fracturing one must know the process. Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, is done by pumping large quantities of fluids at high pressure down a wellbore and into the targeted rock formation. Hydraulic fracturing fluid commonly consists of water, and chemical additives that open and enlarge fractures within the rock formation. These fractures can extend several hundred feet away from the wellbore. In summary, hydraulic fracturing is a complicated process.

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    The Yale Health Analysis

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    Contrary to the beliefs of many advocates of hydraulic fracturing, many opponents argue that hydraulic fracturing can cause potentially detrimental health problems in humans. Diving deeper into this issue, The Yale Health Analysis team conducted a study in which they “‘were able to narrow it down to 49 water pollutants and 20 air pollutants that were associated with cancer,’or 55 out of 119 unique compounds with enough health data to assess” (Vogel). Although the newly-sought process of slickwater

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