Hydraulic fracturing

the prompt for Journal #3 in Week 4 highlighted the importance of “exploratory thinking” when considering a topic and developing a thesis. Accordingly, I chose hydraulic fracturing, a controversial process for extracting natural gas and oil from shale rocks. Discussing the reasons behind my choice, I wrote, “I have selected hydraulic fracturing as my persuasive essay topic, because it gives me the opportunity to learn more about the economic, national security, and environmental issues…

our loved ones, and pollutes our environment. Fracking should be illegal due to its detrimental effects on the environment and people. Here’s a “fun,” fact; each fracturing job uses between 1-8 million gallons of water and over 40,000 gallons of chemicals (Source 2).Think about what can do to you and your loved ones. Hydraulic Fracturing, a common method of extracting natural gas that was developed in the 1940’s. Each Fracking site requires an average of 400 tanker trucks to carry water and…

Futuristic: It is important for the taxpayers of the United States to consider the options of the oil drilling industry. Supported by the prior research and evaluation, the continuation of conventional oil drilling throughout the United States will not only improve its economical and environmental futuristic aspects, but will ensure the survival of the United State’s global dominance in the oil industry. OPEC has faced severe drops in profits from the competition of booming private American oil…

In Elmira, NY, 65,000 residents rely on the Elmira Water Board to provide a fresh source of surface water. Local filtration plant produces on a daily average 2.26 billion gallons of fresh drinking water, which approximately 6.2 million gallons are used on average each day. Approximately, six million residents of the state consume an average 110 gallons of drinking water per day, per person. New York State Dept. of Health evaluates the water quality throughout the state as well as the Elmira…

Hydraulic Fracking is a drilling method used to extract gas beneath shale formations located deep below the Earth’s surface. It has been practiced for more than 50 years, but it was not until the last decade it became an issue due to a new method of drilling horizontally. Before the last decade, the practice was to drill vertically through shale bedrock to obtain access to oil or gas. In the last 10 to 15 years to the practice of horizontal drilling for methane became popular due to the…

not only encourage individuals to travel more often it also may influence their decision of buying a less efficient car over a more clean and ecologic vehicle, which in turn is increasing the greenhouse-gas-emission. Although the used of hydraulic fracturing methods, to accelerate the natural process of oil extraction, may be beneficial for the United State economy, this technique is being argued by geologist because its negative impact…

process, but there are safer ways to complete the process. Toxicological Science can lessen the casualties of or effects to human health and the environment, but only by furthering the science and technology of it. “Advances in the technology of hydraulic fracturing of shale to produce natural gas and oil offers the United States welcome opportunities to enhance domestic energy options and promote energy independence” (Goldstein 1). The research gathered from Toxicological science shows and…

Treatment that uses the wastewater from fracking to be “inserted deep a well which … Effectively, the fracking process is pushing the water down into the rock formation, trying to wedge the rock cracks open. The sand fills in between the cracks that the hydraulic fluid has propped open” (Easton). Wellhead Wastewater Treatment is the use of already contaminated water into specified wells that have shale rocks to be broken down. Another leverage point to consider is Site Requirements. Site…

A marine environmental problem today is hydraulic fracturing. This is a process that is used to release natural gases. This happens by drilling and injecting fluid into the ground at a high pressure to fracture shale rocks, which in turn lets out the natural gas. One of the major problems with this is when the fracking fluid, contains over six hundred different chemicals. Chemicals such as, Mercury, formaldehyde and lead to name a few. In the America today there are some 500,000 gas wells, but…

In recent years, developments and innovations in technology and sciences have allowed for people to reach new depths into the Earth’s crust. In the Earth’s crust, there is an abundance of natural resources that civilization seeks in fueling in future with the use of natural gas, oil, etc. Therefore, people have taken the opportunity with new developments such as fracking to essentially extract those natural resources from the very depths of the earth. However, there are potential complications…