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Originally posted by kdog1982
reply to post by speculativeoptimist
From my source working with fracking,They drill holes and drop charges that explode causing the shale to fracture.
Thus the name fracting.. Fracture and extraction.
But here is what they are saying how they do it.
Hydraulic fracturing is the propagation of fractures in a rock layer caused by the presence of a pressurized fluid. Hydraulic fractures may form naturally, as in the case of veins or dikes, or may be man-made in order to release petroleum, natural gas, coal seam gas, or other substances for extraction, where the technique is often called fracking[a] or hydrofracking.[1] This type of fracturing, known colloquially as a frack job (or frac job),[2][3] is done from a wellbore drilled into reservoir rock formations. The energy from the injection of a highly-pressurized fracking fluid creates new channels in the rock which can increase the extraction rates and ultimate recovery of fossil fuels. The fracture width is typically maintained after the injection by introducing a proppant into the injected fluid. Proppant is a material, such as grains of sand, ceramic, or other particulates, that prevent the fractures from closing when the injection is stopped.[citation needed] The practice of hydraulic fracturing has come under scrutiny internationally due to concerns about the environmental impact, health and safety, and has been suspended or banned in some countries.[4]
en.wikipedia.org...
Which is not entirely true,from my sources,unaware that I KNOW ALL ABOUT IT.
Originally posted by pasiphae
Originally posted by StealthyKat
reply to post by Quibbler
Your state is being fracked to pieces! I think that's why yall have been having so many small quakes this year....check out those maps....Texas is covered with fracking sites. I was shocked to find out there are 73 in my parish alone and I never even knew it!
yep. texas, arkansas, louisianna, mississippi, tennessee ... all fracking like crazy!
i'm in central texas.
Originally posted by kdog1982
This is how the process is done
But,according to my buddy at work,whose son is in the business,they are dropping explosives down there.
I asked him several times about that and he was firm on his answer.
Folks,we are being lied to many times over.edit on 10-1-2012 by kdog1982 because: (no reason given)
www.forcedgreen.com...edit on 10-1-2012 by kdog1982 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by kdog1982
This is how the process is done
But,according to my buddy at work,whose son is in the business,they are dropping explosives down there.
I asked him several times about that and he was firm on his answer.
Folks,we are being lied to many times over.edit on 10-1-2012 by kdog1982 because: (no reason given)
www.forcedgreen.com...edit on 10-1-2012 by kdog1982 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by longtermproject
Originally posted by kdog1982
This is how the process is done
But,according to my buddy at work,whose son is in the business,they are dropping explosives down there.
I asked him several times about that and he was firm on his answer.
Folks,we are being lied to many times over.edit on 10-1-2012 by kdog1982 because: (no reason given)
www.forcedgreen.com...edit on 10-1-2012 by kdog1982 because: (no reason given)
I almost went to work for a major company (Schlumberger) that was starting to do Fracking in Pennsylvania, and West Virginia... they flew me out to where they train employees as part of the interview, and showed me how it all worked.... Schlumberger does indeed only use a drill bit to get into position, a giant burst of air to put holes in the rock, then they fill the area with their fluid to pull the oil out of the rock. I know this because they showed me it how was done, and have a piece of rock that they had used the air on, that they cross-sectioned. It was a world record shot of air, they seemed pretty proud of it.... The noises I heard at the training center are nothing like what these people are hearing....