Fracking Operation Articles & Analysis: Older
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The Evolution of Hydraulic Transmission Technology in the Pressure Pumping Market. Fracking technology is driving transformation of North American energy production capabilities. Since 2005, most of the increase in domestic natural gas production resulted from ongoing development of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing technology. Producers developed more efficient ways to extract gas ...
Hydraulic fracturing, sometimes referred to as “fracking,” is among the largest and most influential trends in the global energy sector today. ...
While some researchers implicate Marcellus Shale fracking for increased levels of radon in parts of Pennsylvania, others point to factors including soil moisture levels and improved home insulation. ...
The XCPC technology pairs a custom evacuated tube solar receiver with an external non-imaging reflector which allow it to operate at more than 50% efficiency (the amount of incident sunlight converted to usable energy) even at high temperatures. ...
As with North Dakota, water sourcing is the main fracking challenge in Texas. In both of these areas, there does not exist an indefinite supply of water for expansion of hydraulic fracturing operations. ...
Drought Monitor and demonstrates the severity of the current drought that is certain to impact heavy fracking operations in California. If NASA’s predictions come true, new sources to replace freshwater for fracking and oil sands recovery will certainly be required, and new technologies to enable using those new water sources ...
In Pavillion, WY, an EPA investigation tied fracking to chemicals found in test wells in the local aquifer. In Weatherford, Texas, numerous documented instances of dissolved natural gas contamination were found in the drinking water wells of homes near fracking sites operated by Range Resources Corp. ...