As states across America approve the use of hydraulic fracturing to enable them to pull away from reliance on coal-burning power plants in favor of the greener energy provided by natural gas, more people are becoming familiar with this process. What many don’t understand, however, is why hydraulic fracturing chemicals are used and why oilfield chemical companies are working virtually around the clock to make reliance on them a much greener prospect in and of itself.
Hydraulic fracturing is a process by which oil and gas companies access resources trapped within the earth. The process typically involves drilling into shale formations in the ground and creating a well. This process itself calls for the use of chemicals to create the well itself and protect nearby resources, such as underground water supplies, from the pumping activity that will soon follow. Once a well is safely put into place, fracking involves pumping water, sand and a small amount of chemicals into the rock itself. The aim is to break up a formation, providing access to natural gas or oil found within.
Once the resource is accessed, the pumping process begins. This also involves the use of some chemicals to promote flow, protect other resources and close off deposits that have reached their potential, among other uses.
While chemicals are used in the hydraulic fracturing process, the overall exposure is limited as much as possible. Oilfield chemical companies have also developed a number of agents that are green by design. Replacing potentially harmful agents with natural compounds that serve the same function, the industry has been working hard to lower its overall impact on the environment. As the benefits of the fracturing process become more widely known, the industry is committed to keeping its impacts at a minimum so people can enjoy greater access to much needed natural resources, such as cleaner-burning natural gas.
Hydraulic fracturing is a process by which oil and gas companies access resources trapped within the earth. The process typically involves drilling into shale formations in the ground and creating a well. This process itself calls for the use of chemicals to create the well itself and protect nearby resources, such as underground water supplies, from the pumping activity that will soon follow. Once a well is safely put into place, fracking involves pumping water, sand and a small amount of chemicals into the rock itself. The aim is to break up a formation, providing access to natural gas or oil found within.
Once the resource is accessed, the pumping process begins. This also involves the use of some chemicals to promote flow, protect other resources and close off deposits that have reached their potential, among other uses.
While chemicals are used in the hydraulic fracturing process, the overall exposure is limited as much as possible. Oilfield chemical companies have also developed a number of agents that are green by design. Replacing potentially harmful agents with natural compounds that serve the same function, the industry has been working hard to lower its overall impact on the environment. As the benefits of the fracturing process become more widely known, the industry is committed to keeping its impacts at a minimum so people can enjoy greater access to much needed natural resources, such as cleaner-burning natural gas.
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