A Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) is a process used to recover the trapped oil in sedimentary rocks that involves the high-pressure injection of fracking fluid into a wellbore to create cracks in the deep-rock formations through which natural gas, petroleum, and brine will flow more freely.
Related Definitions in the Project: The Plant and Process Unit; Upstream Engineering
Example Article of the Fracking:
Could Fracking Tech Be the Key to Tapping Geothermal’s Potential? (Source: Oil Price on 7 April 2024): By Haley Zaremba - Geothermal energy provides one of the cleanest and most consistent sources of renewable energy on Earth. In theory, there is enough geothermal energy under the Earth’s crust to sustainably power the entire planet – so why aren’t we using so incredibly little of it? The issue is tapping into that radiant heat – only a tiny fraction of the Earth’s thermal energy can be accessed profitably. But a team of researchers out of MIT thinks they may have achieved a technological breakthrough with the ability to tap into a whole lot more of the Earth's geothermal energy potential. Currently, geothermal energy is almost exclusively produced where heat from the Earth’s core bubbles up to the surface, such as where there are naturally occurring geysers and hot springs. For this reason, geothermal accounts for a mere 0.5% of renewable energy on a global scale. Its share of the broader energy mix, including fossil fuels, is infinitesimal. Raising the bar for geothermal energy production will require the ability to drill much, much deeper into the Earth to tap into radiant heat from the Earth’s core, and to do so efficiently and affordably. ...
