Super fracking

Donald L. Turcotte; Eldridge M. Moores; John B. Rundle

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Article . 2014 . Peer-reviewed

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Super fracking

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Aug 2014 English Publisher:AIP PublishingJournal:Physics Today, volume 67, pages 34-39 (issn: 0031-9228, eissn: 1945-0699,

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Authors: Donald L. Turcotte; Eldridge M. Moores; John B. Rundle;

doi: 10.1063/pt.3.2480

Super fracking

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Injecting large volumes of low-viscosity water helps energy producers extract oil and gas from shales that tightly confine those fossil fuels. But the technique also confronts technical and environmental issues.

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