FRAKING, MEANING

In order to have a clear position on whether or not fracking is good, you have to understand what that means and what is done when it is practiced.

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The fraking or also called "hydraulic fracture", allows the extraction of gases and oil, or also of what they call "shale", being this gas from a mosquito. This practice is implemented to cover the energy demands that the world of today asks, because conventional ones no longer manage to supply said consumption.

In recent decades the demand for oil has been increasing without giving respite to the need of humanity today, however this benefit is obtained from the mixture of organic compounds, mainly hydrocarbons insoluble in water. This is usually found among the grains of sand that form the rocks called «sandstones», which can be of marine, fluvial, glacial or lake origin. It is considered that, after its formation, the oil was expelled, due to the weight of the sediments that had been deposited on the fine-grained rocks (clays and silts) in which it had formed, towards a more porous rock, with more grain. thick, in the pores from which it could accumulate.

Oil is formed in much the same way as coal. When the plants and animals that live in the water die, they settle at the bottom of the oceans, ponds, or swamps. But while coal takes millions of years to form, oil forms in just a million years. But there is an absence of this "black gold", since hunting (sometimes controlled and sometimes not) prevents the creation cycle from being generated. Once a dead animal is seen, those who take advantage of it will get it, either for its fur or its food, preventing it from decomposing on its own, however humans do not take advantage only of that animal that dies, but so do carrion birds.

There is more than one type of oil defined by the United States Department of Energy (DOE):

° Extra-heavy (with a density of 10 degrees API)

° Heavy (between 10 and 22.3 degrees)

° Medium (22.3 and 31.1)

° Light (31.1 and 39)

° Super-light (over 39)

As these different presentations exist, it is not easy to find a company that is in charge of handling and processing, so when talking about fraking, an alternative is sought that allows more than one country to process and work with hydrocarbons and also prevent the absence of oil seeking to meet market demand.

Yes, indeed the fraking activity uses various chemicals to break the internal stone of the soil and thus obtain the oil and gas that is in the depth, however if this activity is well supervised and guarantee zero corruption in the process, in order to ensure that the impact of the area to be worked is minimal, taking care measures such as reusing the water that is used when applying pressure to avoid wasting said service.

More information: https://www.ambientum.com/enccyclopedia_medioambiental/energia/el_petroleo.asp
News:
http://www.worldoil.com/
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/occidental-petroleum-plans-to-name-former-ceo-chazen-as-chairman-2020-03-19