Fracking: A Small Benefit with Innumerable Hazards Fracking, also known as hydraulic fracturing, is a process used to obtain natural gas from shale rock formations. This type of drilling is used with another type called “horizontal drilling” (The Pennsylvania Guide to Hydraulic Fracturing, or "Fracking). A common question that arises is “Why is fracking being done?” The answer is simple and a quote by Jeremy Grantham perfectly explains this question. The quote is “The world is using up its natural resources at an alarming rate…” Natural gas is a nonrenewable resource so the world has to get this fossil fuel from somewhere so people are resorting to fracking to receive this valuable resource. Although fracking helps restore some of the
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No one likes to spend money but that is just what fracking a well makes a man do. On average, fracking only one well costs three to five million dollars (The Pennsylvania Guide to Hydraulic Fracturing, or "Fracking). To put that amount into perspective, there are 500,000 wells available for fracking and all of them can be fracked eighteen times. One to eight million gallons of water and forty thousand gallons of chemicals is needed for each fracking procedure. Once the math is done, the grand total of water and chemicals used is 72 trillion gallons and 360 million gallons, respectively (Dong). The bottom line is that fracking is a very expensive …show more content…
Fracking should not be resorted to even though it almost guarantees natural gas each time. Jeremy Grantham says, “We all need to adjust our behavior to this new environment. It would help if we did it quickly.” He means that the world is changing because of natural resources and the environment is changing because of natural resources and we must adjust as best as we can. If possible, there should be another method of obtaining natural resources because fracking is dangerous, expensive and definitely labor
No one likes to spend money but that is just what fracking a well makes a man do. On average, fracking only one well costs three to five million dollars (The Pennsylvania Guide to Hydraulic Fracturing, or "Fracking). To put that amount into perspective, there are 500,000 wells available for fracking and all of them can be fracked eighteen times. One to eight million gallons of water and forty thousand gallons of chemicals is needed for each fracking procedure. Once the math is done, the grand total of water and chemicals used is 72 trillion gallons and 360 million gallons, respectively (Dong). The bottom line is that fracking is a very expensive …show more content…
Fracking should not be resorted to even though it almost guarantees natural gas each time. Jeremy Grantham says, “We all need to adjust our behavior to this new environment. It would help if we did it quickly.” He means that the world is changing because of natural resources and the environment is changing because of natural resources and we must adjust as best as we can. If possible, there should be another method of obtaining natural resources because fracking is dangerous, expensive and definitely labor