Posts Tagged ‘horizontal drilling’

  • Fracking fracas
    Fracking fracas

    A high-pressure rock-buster caused natural gas production to explode. How does fracking work? What’s up with groundwater pollution?


    Thursday, December 1st, 2011
  • Oil can flow through porous rock like this. Drillers love it.
    Drilling for Oil: Where Does Petroleum Come From?

    How do we find and produce oil and natural gas? Give credit to the ancient plants that make oil and natural gas. Why do oil companies whack the Earth? What is a horizontal drill good for?


    Thursday, December 2nd, 1999


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