I have a different question. I believe oil is still being created underground. Any oil withdrawn will be replaced naturally over time. I’m wondering if the fracking chemicals will stop the natural development process.
“I have a different question. I believe oil is still being created underground. Any oil withdrawn will be replaced naturally over time. I’m wondering if the fracking chemicals will stop the natural development process.”
No. The fracking chemistry is 99+% inert. Virtually all of the frac water is pulled back out of the well as reject water. What’s left are sand proppant and surface active agents (so the liquids flow more easily through the fractured pores).
“I have a different question. I believe oil is still being created underground. Any oil withdrawn will be replaced naturally over time. I’m wondering if the fracking chemicals will stop the natural development process.”
No. The fracking chemistry is 99+% inert. Virtually all of the frac water is pulled back out of the well as reject water. What’s left are sand proppant and surface active agents (so the liquids flow more easily through the fractured pores).
I’m wondering if the fracking chemicals will stop the natural development process.....No. We fracked a well 50 years ago and got around 300 bbls. a month out of it for six years or so. Recently, we tested the shaft (to determine gas pressure) and found it has pooled oil again.
I'm with you, but I don't worry about your question. I think that the oil is naturally created in the mantle of the earth and forced outward by the centrifugal spin of the planet. You should read this book.