Beyond Sand and Water: What's Really in Modern Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid?
Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," is the critical step that creates permeability in tight shale rock. But if the process is 99% water and sand, what is in the other 1%? And is that 1% crucial? Absolutely. The modern hydraulic fracturing fluid is a precisely engineered system. The proppant (typically sand or ceramic beads) is essential for holding open the microscopic fractures created by the...
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