What is Fracking
Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, is the process of extracting natural gas and oil from shale rock layers. Fracking makes it possible to produce natural gas and oil extraction in shale that previously was inefficient to access. Modern drilling technology has led to man-made hydraulic fractures in shale plays that were once not available for exploration. Geophysicists can very accurately determine the optimal locations for wells.
Horizontal drilling (drilling down and then sideways underground) allows for the injection of highly pressurized fracking fluids into the shale. This creates new channels within the rock from which natural gas is extracted. This is often at a higher rate than traditional plays. Drilling can be well over a mile into the earth. Once drilling is complete, the well is cased with cement to ensure groundwater protection. Shale is hydraulically fractured with water and other fracking fluids.
Fracking supports 2.1 million American jobs and promises a more energy-secure future for our country.
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