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    Name: ________________________ Class: _______________ Date: __________________

    Unit 3- Fossil Fuels Task 3 Page 1



    Hydraulic Fracturing Webquest

    How Fracturing Works
    This is an interactive animation published by Halliburton, an energy company with a large hydraulic
    fracturing operation throughout the United States.

    halliburton.com/public/projects/pubsdata/Hydraulic_Fracturing/fracturing_101.html
    goo.gl/aXLj2m



    Hydrocarbons The gaseous fuels extracted from the well. The biggest component is methane.
    Proppant A solid material, such as sand, that is injected to keep the fractures in the shale open.

    Step 1 Drilling

    1. Label the derrick and water table on the diagram above.

    2. What is the purpose of the derrick?


    3. What is the range of depths that groundwater is found in?


    Step 2 Vertical Drilling Phase

    4. Label the casing in the diagram above.

    5. What is the casing made of? Why is it there?


    Step 3 Drilling Continues

    6. How deep are the shale rock formations that the natural gas is found in?



    Step 4 Kick Off Point

    7. What is the kick off point?



    Step 5 Horizontal Drilling

    8. How long does the horizontal section of the drill travel?



    Step 6 Perforating the Well

    9. Why does the well need to be perforated?



    Step 7 Completion Phase

    10. Why is so much water needed during this phase?



    11. What is supposed to happen to the water that flows back up to the surface?



    Step 8 Hydraulic Fracturing

    12. What is actually fractured during hydraulic fracturing?



    Step 9 Hydrocarbons released

    13. Show what horizontal drilling part of the well now
    looks like by drawing the fractures and hydrocarbons
    on the diagram.







    Fracking Map
    Look at the fracking map at the Earth Justice Website: goo.gl/1PE45
    earthjustice.org/features/campaigns/fracking-across-the-united-states



    1. Shade in any areas of active fracking and proposed fracking in your state. Use a different
    color for each.



    2. List five states that have the largest active fracking areas.



    3. List the five states with the largest number of fracking accidents labeled on the map.



    4. What is the closest fracking accident to where you live?



    a. Summarize what happened during this accident.



    5. One of the most-affected towns by hydraulic fracturing accidents is Dimock. Find it on the Earth
    Justice map (look in Eastern Pennsylvania) and label it on your map above.


    6. Read the first page of the Vanity Fair article A Colossal Fracking Mess about what happened in
    Dimock. (The link is available if you click on the Dimock fracking accident label)
    7. Outline what happened to the drinking water at the home of Craig and Julie Sautner. What did
    Cabot Oil and Gas do to try to alleviate the problem?


    I. Visible effects on the water


    II. Health effects experienced by the family


    III. Actions taken by Cabot Oil and Gas


    IV. Actions taken by the Pennsylvania EPA


    8. Hydraulic fracturing, as explained by the Halliburton website, should not contaminate water.
    Yet in the case of Dimock, it clearly did. Explain, based on what youve read, whether you think
    fracturing should be allowed at all, and if so, what specific regulations should be in place to
    prevent these kinds of accidents.

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