How Are Oil and Gas Extracted in the Hydraulic Fracturing

question 51

Multiple Choice

How are oil and gas extracted in the hydraulic fracturing process?

• A)Injection of high-pressure fracking fluids increases the permeability of the rock and allows oil and gas to move into the well.
• B)Injection of high-pressure fracking fluids forces low-pressure oil and gas to the surface.
• C)Horizontal wells are drilled, and the oil and gas is pumped out.
• D)Injection of low-pressure fracking fluids enlarges pore spaces allowing the oil and gas to be pumped out.
• E)Injections of fracking fluid are used to generate small earthquakes, which shake oil and gas to the surface.

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