Fracking

Fracking is the process of drilling and injecting fluid into the ground at a high pressure in order to fracture shale rocks to release natural gas inside. A well is dug a mile or two into the ground and lined with cement. Each gas well requires an average of 400 tanker trucks to carry water and supplies to and from the site. (2) Each fracking job can take anywhere from one to eight million gallons of water. The water is mixed with sand and chemicals to create fracking fluid. About 40,000 gallons of 600 different types of chemicals are used in fracking fluid. Carcinogens and toxins such as lead, uranium, mercury, ethylene glycol, radium, methanol, hydrochloric acid, and formaldehyde are used. (2) The fracking fluid is pressure injected into the ground through a drilled pipeline. Once the fluid reaches the end of the well, the high pressure causes the shale rock to crack, creating fissures where natural gas flows into the well. (2)
The stakeholders in the fracking process are the companies Buckeye and Forestar. The CEO of Buckeye, Jerry Spalvieri, is an independent explorer and really believes that Northwest Georgia will give up liquid riches. (1) He thinks northwest Georgia is a good area to gamble, because where there is gas, there is usually oil and other moneymaking liquids close by. Buckeye has leased 7,500 acres of mineral rights in Georgia allowing them to unlimited drilling on these properties. (1) Buckeye is debating on two different locations in Dalton, Georgia to do some drilling. Buckeye has dug more than 250 wells and has hit the jackpot a half-dozen times across Oklahoma and Tennessee. (1) It is very obvious that this company knows what its doing. Forestar, a real estate, timber, oil, and gas company out of Texas is also interested in the area around Dalton, Georgia. Forestar has mineral rights for 67,000 acres in Floyd and Chattooga counties. (1) This company actually started drilling in Cave Spring in May. Many companies out of Tennessee and North