Natural gas

pressure, to release energy resources trapped inside rocks. This recently new technology for drilling allows areas that were previously inaccessible for drilling, like very concentrated rocky areas, to now be opened up through fracking to obtain natural gases and oil. The water solution used with this drilling technique produces almost the same amount of “sludge” as an after effect. This sludge is disposed by either pumping it down a different hole in the ground, or leaving it in a “frack pond”,…

Many sandstones, limestones and shales far below ground contain natural gas. When the rocks are drilled this gas is released and can be captured at the surface to be used (source A). To increase the flow of released gas, the rocks can be broken apart, or fractured. Fracking has led to many controversial opinions because critics say the process carries many risks but some say there are many benefits to fracking. Some of the benefits include that there is enough fossil fuels in bedrock shale…

under threat from natural gas development. They include the Upper Delaware, Susquehanna, Monongahela, and Hoback Rivers. A PNAS study found that drinking wells near the Marcellus Shale contained 17 times as much methane as those half a mile away. Part of the problem is that natural gas development enjoys exemptions from keystone environmental laws, such as the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act. Earthquakes on the rise While it is widely suspected that natural gas fracking pollutes…

Woodfibre LNG is planning to build a liquified natural gas (LNG) facility seven kilometres south-west of Squamish. The facility will be a link to the tankers that will bring the LNG to the rest of the world to meet rising energy demand. With the building of this facility there will be a new liquid natural gas pipeline from Greater Vancouver. LNG occurs when natural gas is cooled to -160C° and condensates from a gaseous state to a liquid state. Natural gas is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon…

make up undecane which has 11 carbon atoms and 24 hydrogen atoms which the chemical formula is C11H24. Fossil fuels are wide in variety and some are used more than others. Some are kerosene, jet fuel,and diesel fuel. You use these things for heat and gas for your cars to drive. Eicosane has the chemical formula of C20H42. These molecules join to become a solid which is (S) on the periodic table. It has 20 carbon atoms which is C on the periodic table with an atomic mass of 12.011, and it has 42…

The knowledge of the world is forever growing and we as a civilization or continually growing and need to provide ourselves with new cleaner sources of energy and the explorations of the natural resources just may help. But is the exploration of natural resources may not be the greatest of solutions for our current environment. Take the world today we run on coal and fossil fuels that damage the earth 's ecosystems put the plant at risk of being uninhabitable. Therefore a need arises to examine…

extensive amount of time. Fracking, also known as Hydraulic Fracturing, has been around for quite some time. It is a type of technology to get natural gas underground by injecting water mixed with chemicals, sand, and other material into layers of shale (Source #1). Many people debate and disapprove the use of fracking because of the health problems, natural disasters, and pollution it may cause. This may be true, but there are numerous other reasons why fracking may be beneficial rather than a…

underground resources.” The resource most commonly extracted using hydraulic fracturing is natural gas. The practice of hydraulic fracturing is highly controversial as proponents and opponents debate its environmental benefits and costs. To begin, the use of hydraulic fracturing has greatly increased in the twenty-first century. The first hydraulic fracturing experiment was conducted by the Stanolind Oil and Gas Corporation, but the experiment was unsuccessful. The Halliburton Oil Well…

INTRO With the rise in climate throughout the State of Alaska creating problems especially within the rural villages, the city of Anchorage is in the heart of most of the energy production, as well as the North Slope Region. From manufacturing, natural resources in oil to creating energy from all forms (hydro, solar, wind, etc.), a solution to produce more energy for the city of Anchorage is essential. Energy production is the most crucial element when it comes to creating power and resources…

To begin with, fracking is is a slang term that refers to hydraulic fracturing which is the procedure of creating fractures in rocks and rock formations by injecting fluid into cracks to force them open thus releasing oil and natural gas. In this essay I will be citing from multiple sources and explaining the pros and cons of fracking. First of all, fracking is very harmful to the environment. According to the New York Times, “The fracking cocktail includes acids, detergents and poisons that…