and gas which is being fracked comes from sedimentary shale rock. This rock is made of clay and other minerals. In the past many layers of shale rock were inaccessible which is why hydraulic fracturing was so inefficient‚ however with today’s technological advancements we are now able to drill horizontally and have access to much larger forms of shale rock. Instead of drilling deeper oil companies can now drill sideways and pass through the shale‚ shoot them with highly pressurized liquid to crack
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This can be done in technology transfer sector both out and into China (Jiang‚ 2008). Also both national and international partnerships that are supported by government can stimulate new technology development before commercialize it. Replacing Shale gas instead of Coal As it was mentioned earlier one of the greatest challenges in using coal in China is
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Hydraulic fracturing‚ also termed hydrofracturing‚ hydrofracking‚ or simply fracking‚ is hotly debated for its economic and environmental impacts. Fracking is the process by which rock is fractured by a pressurized fluid containing water. chemicals and sand to access natural gas‚ petroleum and brine from great depths of the Earth’s surface. Fracking produces the economic benefit of more accessible hydrocarbons‚ not to mention the 2.5 million fracking related jobs that were recorded in 2012 worldwide
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Jane Barrow‚ I would suggest shale gas as the best. Since the industrial‚ electric power and residential make a large contribution for the use of natural gas‚ the stakeholder in these parts are very important. After multiattribute risk analysis‚ the chart from Exhibit 10 shows they are care about using energy produced in their own jurisdiction. From the Exhibit 3‚ with the increasing need of natural gas to satisfy consumption‚ more and more net imports have been done. Shale gas has the largest production
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FIELD REPORT ON AFIKPO BASIN AND ITS’ ENVIRONS By KPE‚ MARILYN GEORGE U2010/5565058 Submitted to DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY FACULTY OF PHSICAL SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT COURSE TITLE: GEOLOGICAL MAPPING PROJECT COURSE CODE: GLY 414.2 COURSE LECTURERS: Dr. Mrs Oloto Rev. Richmond Ideozu Mr. Kingsley Okengwu Mrs
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Keokuk Limestone. The Meramecan and Chesterian Series overlie previous layers. Other well-known Mississippian units in North America include: the Pocono Group and Mauch Chunk Shale of the Appalachian region; Fort Payne Chert of Tennessee and Alabama; the Caney and Goddard shales of the Arbuckle region‚ Oklahoma; the Stanley Shale of the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma; the Madison Group and Big Snowy Groups of the northern Rocky Mountains; Redwall Limestone of the Grand Canyon region; and
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follows: First they begin by drilling approximately 6‚000 feet into the ground‚ penetrating through several geological layers. Once the desired depth is made‚ the drilling turns ninety degrees and continues horizontally several thousand feet into shale that contains the
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Environmental groups protest the lack of regulations and the effects Fracking will have on the environment. Fracking‚ or Hydraulic fracturing is the process of breaking up shale underneath the earth’s surface to extract natural gas supplies. A series of holes are drilled and chemicals are pumped in to fracture the pockets of gas within the shale‚ releasing the gas to the surface. The U.S Energy Information Administration projects that
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This water is infused with chemicals that seep back into our groundwater and contaminate our water supplies. Hydraulic fracturing is a process used to extract the earth’s natural gas from shale formation found throughout the United States. The largest shale formation in the United States is the Marcellus Shale which is located
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decreased by 3%. Pennsylvania has a bright future; by 2020‚ according to a study by Natural Resources Economics‚ more than 211‚000 more fracking jobs will be supported by the Marcellus Shale. Fracking supports consumers as much as it supports the workers. Since almost 40% of shale oil production comes from the Marcellus Shale that is beneath Pennsylvania‚ the state is very responsible for energy consumers’ delight all over the country. Due to increased fracking‚ consumers’ gas bills have decreased $13
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