Fracking : a reference handbook / David E. Newton.
Fracking : a reference handbook / David E. Newton.
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Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2015]
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G 2015/4310
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English
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Physical content
xviii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
1. Background and history : The genesis of fossil fuels ; Oil and gas resources ; Terminology ; Exploring for oil and gas ; Drilling technology ; Petroleum chemistry ; A brief history of petroleum exploration ; The petroleum century ; The natural gas century ; Hydraulic fracturing ; The history of h...
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Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2015]
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
[2015]
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Summary
Hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells -- known commonly as "fracking" -- has been in use in the United States for more than half a century. In recent years, however, massive expansion of shale gas fracturing across the nation has put fracking in the public eye. Is fracking a "win win" like its proponents say, or are there significant costs and...
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Fracking : a reference handbook / David E. Newton.
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Contemporary world issues.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2015.
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G 2015/4310
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74VKRb0mvmeX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRb0mvmeX
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ISBN
1610696913 (hardback : acid-free paper)
9781610696913 (hardback : acid-free paper)
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622.2
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991023248709702626
