Voorbeelden van hydraulic fracturing

• Holes were drilled to 300m and then to 2000m and a large reservoir of hot fractured rock was established by explosive and hydraulic fracturing.

• In addition to hydraulic fracturing of vertical wells, it is also performed in horizontal wells.

• Hydraulic fracturing operations can damage transportation infrastructure, creating costs for local taxpayers.

• Increases in seismic activity following hydraulic fracturing are usually caused by the deep-injection disposal of flowback and produced brine from hydraulically fractured wells.

• However, methane contamination is not always caused by hydraulic fracturing.

• Reservoirs are often treated by hydraulic fracturing or other activities to stimulate greater conductivity.

• In the same book he predicted the development of unconventional oil and gas resources thanks to the advent of new technologies including hydraulic fracturing.

• Crystalline silica is used in hydraulic fracturing of formation which contain tight oil and shale gas, a use which presents a health hazard to workers.