Sentences with phrase «creates fractures in the rock»

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.

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.

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.

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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.