{"id":817,"date":"2016-07-29T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T08:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/steer.com\/?page_id=817"},"modified":"2026-07-17T06:39:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:39:35","slug":"extraction-fracking-drilling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/txogamsn.txoga.org\/steer\/eagle-ford-shale\/extraction-fracking-drilling\/","title":{"rendered":"Fracking and Drilling"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"817\" class=\"elementor elementor-817\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a5dab3 elementor-section-height-min-height rey-section-bg--classic elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a5dab3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd11431\" data-id=\"bd11431\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap--bd11431 elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0531ca5 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0531ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eagle Ford Shale<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caded96 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"caded96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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The process of hydraulic fracturing is accompanied by microseisms that are used to recognize and enhance field development of the wells, resources and stage treatments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\">Hydraulic fracturing typically takes place a mile or more below the earth\u2019s surface.&nbsp; The initial wellbore is drilled from the surface, past groundwater levels (or aquifers) and on through thousands of feet of rock that sit below the groundwater reservoirs.&nbsp; Once at optimal depths, the well bore is lined with multiple layers of steel cased in cement to separate drilling activities from fresh water supplies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f4b65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7f4b65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marathon Oil: Timelapse of drilling &amp; fracking a well<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9ba7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2c9ba7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/6_j7UkuzJTU&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de14dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de14dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal;\">Once that process is complete, a pressurized mix of fluids is pumped through the wellbore and into the rock formation.&nbsp; According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), this process creates fractures in the rock formation that stimulate a flow of natural gas or oil, and once the injection is complete, internal pressure from the rock formation causes fluid to return level to the surface through the wellbore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\">Horizontal drilling, in combination with hydraulic fracturing, allows industry operators to access oil and natural gas reserves previously considered unreachable. 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