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Test Your Knowledge of Hydraulic Fracturing Republished with Permission from Bakken Oil Business Journal & Beyond! by Bob van der Valk, Senior Editor 1. What is hydraulic fracturing? a) A new method of extracting coal from previously un- known sources, deep underground. b) A way of extracting oil and natural gas trapped within shale and coal formations underground. c) The injection of wastewater into underground wells for storage. d) All of the above 2. Hydraulic fracturing uses wells which are drilled? a) Vertically b) Horizontally c) Both vertically and horizontally 3. Which British Lord and ex-CEO of a major oil company promised to invest ‘whatever it takes’ in hydraulic fractur- ing? a) Lord Green b) Lord Brown c) Lord Sutch d) Lord Lucan 4. Why is sand injected during hydraulic fracturing? a) Gas molecules bind to the sand and flow to the surface. b) The sand keeps fissures open so the gas can flow. c) The sand is used as an abrasive to clean the bore channel. d) The sand absorbs chemicals trapped underground. 5. Approximately how many shale gas wells have been drilled and hydraulically fractured in the U.S.? a) 45,000-50,000 b) 5,000-15,000 c) None - natural gas is a byproduct in drilling for crude oil. 6. Hydraulic fracturing a shale gas well requires: a) 50,000 to 350,000 gallons of water b) 350,000 to 1 million gallons of water c) 1-3 million gallons of water d) 3-7 million gallons of water 7. Hydraulic fracturing a shale (tight) oil well requires: a) 50,000 to 350,000 gallons of water b) 350,000 to 1 million gallons of water c) 1-3 million gallons of water d) 3-7 million gallons of water 8. Shale gas and oil wells are usually hydraulically fractured: a) never b) 10-30 percent of the time c) 30-70 percent of the time d) always 9. Shale gas wells are presently drilled at a spacing of: a) 1 per square mile b) 4 per square mile c) 8 per square mile d) 16 per square mile 10. Shale oil wells are presently drilled at a spacing of: a) 1 per square mile b) 4 per square mile c) 8 per square mile d) 16 per square mile Send your answers to: PO Box 660 Bonifay, Florida 32425 or fax to 850-547-0329. Random winner will be selected to win a special prize. Look for the answers next month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orldWide Drilling Resource ®