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North Carolina , a state without a long history of natural gas production, is now a center of debate on the topic of hydraulic fracturing .
Tags: ads-by-google, california, earthquakes, energy, geology, geology-news, Geology.com, hydraulic, massachusetts, natural gas, north, pennsylvania, united-states, virginiaNorth Carolina , a state without a long history of natural gas production, is now a center of debate on the topic of hydraulic fracturing .
Tags: climate-change, geology, Geology.com, geophysics, hydraulic, hydraulic-fracturing, mexico, middle-east, natural gasAlthough New Jersey has no natural gas or oil production the State Legislature passed a ban on hydraulic fracturing . (A small area in the northwestern corner of the state is above the Utica Shale which may have been to intensely heated to contain oil or gas.)
Tags: astronomy, earth sciences, environment, hydraulic, natural gas, pennsylvania, satellite images, utica shale, waterShareholder resolutions at ExxonMobil, Chevron and Ultra Petroleum call for those companies to disclose information about the environmental and financial risks of hydraulic fracturing in the production of natural gas .
Tags: afghanistan, astronomy, california, climate-change, energy, geology-news, Geology.com, hydraulic, marcellus-shale, mexico, natural gas, pennsylvania, satellite images, virginiaAn article on Bloomberg.com reports that the proppants used in hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells are in short supply. Proppants are tiny particles such as ceramic or aluminum beads that are injected into a well to hold artificial fractures open. It is not unusual for a hydraulic fracturing job to require a million pounds of proppants.
Tags: astronomy, dictionary, earthquakes, environment, fracturing, Geology.com, hydraulic, hydraulic-fracturing, natural gas, oil and gas, pennsylvania, satellite images, science“Long recognized as the industry leader in advancing the science and engineering of the production enhancement technology known as hydraulic fracturing, Halliburton today announced the introduction of a first-of-its-kind fracture fluid system comprised of materials sourced entirely from the food industry.” Quoted from the Halliburton press release.
Tags: geology, hydraulic, hydraulic-fracturing, massachusetts, natural gas, oil and gas, pennsylvania, virginiaChief Oil & Gas announced that they will voluntarily disclose the additives that are used in their hydraulic fracturing fluid at every Marcellus Shale well site in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
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