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Crew from Andarko Petroleum Corp. works on fracking a well

An inside look at fracking a well

January 13, 2012 rockman 1

This article gives a nice, and balanced overview of the hydraulic fracturing or fracking process used to fracture rock and extract oil and gas from a formation that you could not produce from otherwise. 90 […]

hydraulic fracuturing for natural gas extraction

Fracking Chemicals in Your Water

November 18, 2008 rockman Comments Off

The good folks at Geology.com have pointed out a very interesting and alarming article on hazardous chemicals that may be used in the Hydrofrac process of natural gas extraction and their impact on groundwater. The […]