Hydraulic Fracturing - The Case for Waterless Fracking
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Academic
Hydraulic Fracturing – Is Industry Standard Practice the Best Practice? The Case for Waterless Fracking
Summary
The Northern Territory Government (Australia) has lifted its moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) of onshore unconventional natural gas reservoirs, paving the way for a potentially lucrative nature gas industry. The fracking process, however, is viewed with broad suspicion and antipathy in the community with significant minority groups opposed to all forms of the industry.
Much of this concern is environmental and relates to the large volume of water used in the process and the chemical additives in that water. Innovations in the industry are making fracking a safer and more efficient process. The successful application of waterless fracking eliminates many of the environmental risks associated with traditional fracking.
The use of a liquified natural gas gel instead of water can produce a rock fracture that is cleaner and more efficient than water fracking. To date, however, the industry has been slow to apply this fracking technique.
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Taxonomy
- Wastewater Treatment
- Fracking
- Produced Water From Oil & Gas Industry
- Oil Field Chemicals
- Oil Spill Treatments
- Fracking Technology
- Oil & Gas