Barnett Hydraulic Fracturing Fact Sheet
Transcript of Barnett Hydraulic Fracturing Fact Sheet
B
HFA
© 201
Hydrprovto sformdra butrespoil decon
Expedepothe vwereof hytech beincoun
Hydr1940develnearlPropcontr
RNE
DRT SH E E
2 Chesapeak
aulic fracturin technologifely recover
ations. Thisatically redulso to do sonsible mannevelopment ismic renewal.
rts have knosits existed inast quantitiesnot thoughtdraulic fractuiques, extraosafely produ
try.
aulic fracturis and has becopment worl
all natural grly conducteolled, sophisti
Chesap
TT S
ULI
g, commonlal advancemnatural gasiscovery hase our relianin an econor. Simply putcritical to A.
wn for yeardeep shale foof natural gaso be recoveraring and sopdinary amoued from dee
g has been usome a key eldwide. In fas wells drille
d, modern frcated and safe
eake’s Barnett
ALE
FRA
referred tont which alloand oil frothe potentia
e on foreign
ically and en, deep shale nerica’s energ
s that naturarmations, butand oil in th
ble. Today, tisticated horits of naturalshale formati
ed by the indment of natuct, this proc
in the Unitecing is a highprocedure.
Shale Operatio
CTU
s fracing, isws producer
deep shalto not onl
fuel imports,vironmentallatural gas anneeds and it
l gas and oiuntil recentlse formationrough the uszontal drillinas and oil ar
ons across th
stry since thal gas and oiss is used iStates today.
y engineered,
ns
ING
,
.,
Hy
HydfractandCorhighfluidsmalcreaallocolleoperVariof t befohighlfract bou
Fra
In aalloeffecnumprod
raulic Frac
aulic fracturiures, in undeoil to flow. Ioration pumpressure intis approxim
l amount oed fracturess the natura
cted at theation is only bles such as se targeted se hydraulicy sophisticatures and kedaries of the
ing Fluid
dition to wahydraulic f
tive manner. ber of coucts.
Hydraulic fra
natural gas a
Barnett fraci
99% water an
systems.
Freshwater a
protective st
administered
Deep shale n
thousands of
turing Proc
ng is the prorground forn the Barnets water, santhe formati
ately 99% wspecial-purp
are “propped
l gas to flowurface. Norerformed o
urrounding rhale formatiofracturing isd process theps them sdeep shale nat
akeup
ter and sand,acturing toAdditives usepounds fou
KEY POI
turing is esse
d oil from shal
g fluids are c
d sand and ar
uifers are pro
el casing surr
and enforced
atural gas and
feet undergro
ess
cess of creatiations to allShale, Ches
d and othern to createter and sandose additive” open by th
into the wally a hydra
ce during theck formationn are studieconducted.t optimizes tfely contain
ural gas form
other additive performedd in fracingd in com
NTS
tial for the p
e formations.
mprised of a
handled in s
tected bymult
ounded by ce
nder state re
oil formation
nd.
AY 2 0 1
Page 1 of
ng fissures, ow natural g
apeake Energdditives undefractures. Th, along with. The newle sand, whicllbore and bulic fracturinlife of a well
s and thicknesby scientis
he result ishe networkd within thtion.
es are used tin a safe an
luids includeon consume
roduction of
proximately
elf‐contained
iple layers of
ment. This is
ulations.
s exist many
rs
rea
e
.ssaf e
ar
Barn
© 201
Exa
r
t
Pr o
Water
W
S
(Pro
Other
Anti-
A
Br
Cor
Inh
Fri
Re
Gelli
Iron
S
Inh
*Oth
tt Shale Hyd
2 Chesapeak
ple of Typ
representatieveals that apdditive quanthe deep shale
oduct
r and Sand: ~99
ater Expa
deliv
and
ppant)
Allo
ope
esca
Additives: ~1%
cidHelp
initi
acterial
gent
Elimi
wate
by-p
akerAllo
the
rosion
ibitorPrev
ction
ducer
“Slic
fricti
g AgentThic
susp
ControlPrev
in th
cale
ibitor
Prev
dow
equi
r common uses o
aulic Fracturi
cal Barnett
on showing tproximatelyties used to hnatural gas fo
Purpose
9%
nds the fracture
ers sand
s the fractures
so the natural
pe
s dissolve miner
te cracks in the
inates bacteria i
r that produces
oducts
s a delayed bre
el
ents corrosion o
ks” the water to
on
ens the water i
end the sand
ents precipitatio
e pipe
ents scale depo
hole and in sur
pment
f the product ma
g
Shale Fraci
e percent by9% of the frydraulically frmation and is
andS
wi
a
o remain
as canSt
"p
als and
rock
R
sa
n the
corrosive
R
tr
d
su
akdown of
R
m
re
re
f the pipe
B
re
m
th
minimize
R
to
n
to
order toC
fo
in
n of metalR
ca
pr
sits
ace
At
pr
w
d
not be in the sa
Water an~99
g Fluid Ma
olume of typcing fluid is cacture Chesatypically con
me stays in the
th natural form
ounts returned
ays in the forma
rop" fractures o
acts with the m
lts, water and c
acts with micro
atment fluid an
wn the product
rface in the pro
acts with the cr
aking it easier f
action produces
turned to the su
nds to metal su
maining produc
icro-organisms
e produced wat
mains in the fo
the breaker allo
turally occurrin
the surface wit
mbines with th
r the fluid to flo
produced water
acts with miner
rbon dioxide an
oduced water
taches to the fo
oduct returns to
ile the remaini
wn and consu
e quantity or con
Sand:
eup
ical Barnett Somprised of eake and othfined by man
Downhole R
formation, whil
tion water as pr
vary from well t
tion, embedded
en)
inerals present i
rbon dioxide (n
organisms that
d formation; the
with a small am
uced water
osslinker and g
r the fluid to flo
ammonia and s
rface in the pro
rfaces, such as
that is not bon
nd consumed o
r
mation where t
ws it to be brok
micro-organis
the produced
breaker in the
to the borehol
als in the forma
d water, all of w
mation downho
the surface wit
g reacts with mi
e it
centration.
ale fracing flater and sanr industry wthousands of
Result
the remainder
oduced water (a
o well)
in the fractures
in the formation
eutralized)
may be present
se micro-organi
ount returning t
l once in the for
w to the borehol
ulfate salts, whi
uced water
pipe, downhole;
ed is broken d
r returned to th
mperature and
en down and co
s; a small amo
ater
formation, maki
and return to t
ion to create si
ich are returne
le with the majo
the produced
icro-organisms t
AABrCFrGIrS
id compone. Visit fracfolls. This fluidfeet of rock l
returns
ctualL
m
(used to D
s
to create S
cl
in the
sms break
o the
Di
m
mation
le; this
ch are
H
a
c
any
wn by
surface in
P
a
exposure
nsumed by
nt returns
C
u
ng it easier
he surface
C
cr
a
ple salts,
d inF
b
rity of
ater,
hat break
H
p
Other: ~1
idti-bacterial Aeakerrrosion Inhib
iction Reduclling Agentn Controlale Inhibitor
ts (see graphicus.org for tis injected inyers.
Other Comm
ndscaping and
anufacturing
rinking water filt
nd, concrete an
imming pool c
eaners
isinfectant; steri
edical and dent
air colorings, as
d in the manuf
mmon househo
armaceuticals,
d plastics
smetics includi
, nail and skin
smetics, baked
eam, toothpast
d salad dressin
od additives; fo
verages; lemon
ousehold cleans
ints and caulks
gent
itorr
May 201
Page 2 of
c)e
to
on Uses*
ration, play
d brick mortar
emicals and
lizer for
al equipment
a disinfectant
cture of
ld plastics
acrylic fibers
ng hair, make-
roducts
goods, ice
s, sauces
gs
od and
juice
ers, de-icers,
2
Barn
© 201
HydProt
UnlicoalbshalefeetrangideptmoreprodgrouShaleprodand t
Stategreatconslayeris spaquif
N
tt Shale Hyd
2 Chesapeak
raulic Fracection
e shallow naed methanenatural gas aelow the surg from 6,50of a Chesapethan 7,200ction or hdwater aquif operations,cing naturale immense
natural gasemphasis o
ruction requs of protectivcifically desi
ers.
t to scale
aulic Fracturi
uring and
ural gas andCBM), the pd oil formatiace. The Barto 8,500 fee
ake natural gafeet. Chesapydraulic fracers. In fact,roundwateras and oil foreight of tons
and oil regulprotecting
irements costeel casing
ned and inst
g
roundwat
il projects, sroducible pons exist manett Shale is f
t undergrouns well in theake does noturing activicross Chesapaquifers are s
ations by thf protective r
atory prograroundwater.sist of instalsurrounded balled to prot
pproximately 7,200
r
ch as shallotions of deethousands o
und at depth. The averagarnett Shale iconduct an
ies in fresake’s Barnetparated frousands of feeck barriers.
s also placCurrent welling multiply cement thact freshwate
feet deep
Theexplforwatefractanddrinfract
Furta rehydrimp200
Inf
Abo
Cheprodnatuincomdevein tBarnplayMissWolUticvertimidspuminfotheHydNatFrac
measures reoration and pations have br aquifers fro
uring operatioil agencies,ing water a
uring of a dee
ermore, theport in Apraulic fracturict groundwamillion.
rmation So
Dr. Mich
Ground
United S
ut Chesape
apeake Eneucer of natual gas liquidshe U.S. Hany's opera
loping uncone U.S. Che
ett, Haynesviand in th
issippi Limefberry, Eaglea unconventically integratream, comping and omation on
environaulicFracturiralGasWaterFocus.com.
uired by statoduction of een very effem contaminans. Based on
there has notuifer contamp shale natura
Ground Wat
il 2009 statig in deep shaler is extreme
urces
ael Economi
ater Protec
ates Depart
ake
gy Corporaral gas, a Tand the mos
eadquarteredtions are foentional natusapeake ownle, Bossier an
Granite, Bone SpFord, Niobranal liquids ped its operapression, drher oilfieldhesapeake eent sectg.com,sage.com,
regulatoryeep shale natctive in prot
ion attributabreviews of sbeen a docuination relate
l gas or oil we
r Protectionng that thee natural gasly remote, as
es
ion Council
ent of Energ
ion is thep 15 produ
t active drillein Oklahoused on diral gas and oils leading pod Marcellus nash, Clevelaing, Avalona, Three Forays. The cotions and oilling, truckservice assevironment i
ion of aturalGasAirAskChesape
May 201
Page 3 of
gencies in thral gas and octing drinkinle to hydrauliate natural gented case
d to hydraulill.
Council issuepotential fo
nd oil wells tlow as one i
second-largeer of oil anof new wella City, th
scovering anfields onshorsitions in thatural gas shald, Tonkaw
, Wolfcamps/Bakken anpany has alsns substantiing, pressurs. For moritiatives, visi
CHK.comssions.co
ake.com o
2
el
csf c
r
t
se
eee,,
leet,,r