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Hydraulic fracturing overview: How, where, and its role in oil and gas
Author(s) -
Koplos Jonathan,
Tuccillo Mary Ellen,
Ranalli Brent
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.5942/jawwa.2014.106.0153
Subject(s) - hydraulic fracturing , petroleum engineering , fossil fuel , petroleum industry , process (computing) , unconventional oil , environmental science , geology , natural resource economics , engineering , economics , computer science , waste management , environmental engineering , operating system
Although hydraulic fracturing has a long history, technical improvements made fracturing an industry game‐changer in the early 2000s. This article provides an overview of the present‐day process and where and how it is used.