The state's final ban is on high - volume hydraulic fracturing, which uses large volumes of water mixed with sand and chemicals to
create fractures in rock that release gas.
The ban applied to high - volume hydraulic fracturing, which uses large volumes of water mixed with sand and chemicals to
create fractures in rock that release gas.
A mixture of water and chemicals sent through the drill hole at high pressures
creates fractures in the rock and allows the trapped natural gas to escape to the surface.
Not exact matches
The extraordinary growth
in fracking — the hydraulic
fracturing of deeply buried shale
rock to extract natural gas — has transformed the United States over the past 15 years, boosting energy stocks, cutting pollution from conventional coal - power plants, and
creating new jobs.
At the end of oil and gas drilling, water that was used to
create small
fractures in deep
rock to retrieve the fuel is injected back into the ground.
Tom Myers, a hydrologist, drew on research showing that natural faults and
fractures are more prevalent than commonly understood to
create a model that predicts how chemicals might move
in the Marcellus Shale, a dense layer of
rock that has been called impermeable.
Fracking (hydraulic
fracturing)
rock fracturing with pressurized liquid
creating cracks
in deep -
rock formations through which shale gas, oil, tight gas and brine will flow more freely... major part of the Golden Age of Gas
Tom Myers, a hydrologist, drew on research showing that natural faults and
fractures are more prevalent than commonly understood to
create a model that predicts how chemicals might move
in the Marcellus Shale, a dense layer of
rock that has been called impermeable.