Hydraulic Fracturing Model

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
aquifer contamination energy extraction fraccing fracking horizontal drilling hydraulic fracturing natural gas non-porous rock oil shale
Subjects
Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Post-Secondary
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Hydraulic Fracturing Model

Hydraulic fracturing is used to produce oil and natural gas from non-porous rock formations. Use this model to explore how such wells are drilled and fractured to release methane from a layer of shale. Like every energy-extraction process, there is the potential for contamination. Use the model to explore how contamination of aquifers might happen during the hydraulic fracturing process.
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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