How Possible Is Seawater Hydraulic Fracturing

الأحد، 6 ديسمبر 2015

By Evelyn Walls


The Earth is created to be abundant in seawater. As a matter of fact, 70 percent of this planets surface is composed of salt water. Because of its abundance, many are trying to find ways on how to benefit from it. Others would engage in fishing and other means of getting the treasures underwater. One of them might be hydraulic fracturing.

If you are not familiar with hydraulic fracturing, this is the penetration on the underground to extract oil and even different kinds of gas. Its usually done in freshwater but as the technology gets better, they have tried seawater hydraulic fracturing. Advanced countries have been doing wide research regarding this method.

The major process of hydraulic fracturing is done to get all the necessary oils and gas in the great deep. This will need huge machinery to reach the bottom of the reserve. The pressure to be exerted must be high to keep the elements flowing. For other countries such as Saudi Arabia, this process are taken care well.

There are two industries that can benefit from it. The first one is the oil industry. Many knows that the fuel they use in their car and other machines extracted in the ground. This is the major reason why the prices of oil can go high because its process would really take a long time to used by the citizens. This industry usually do it in freshwater.

The gas industry can also benefit from it. The gas that are extracted underground are usually flammable so extra care is needed. This process is more complicated than the oils. This must be tight and secure since there are not visible with peoples naked eye. Because of these factors, engineers do this in areas wherein theres no people living on it.

The good thing of having it in seawater is very evident. This will help the people to conserve more water since the freshwater will be used to other important things such as drinking and even washing. When contamination would also occur, the salinity of water can just counterfeit the damages. Its indeed a great place to do it.

Even if there are good things in doing it, engineers still prefer it to be done in freshwater. They say that doing it a place where pH level could be near to average can lessen the effort of extraction. Workers will no longer worry on what will be the effect of water to the operations and most of all, chemical reaction will not be altered.

Its not only because of the cost but it could also be because of the cost. When you are dealing with salinity, the tools or machinery used must be of great quality. Because of this, the cost will surely rise up. This will not be beneficial to any investor since it may level up on its selling price. A business with the same amount for capital and profit will not boom.

For now, few individuals are doing an extensive research about it. For the next years, people might be able to develop something which can make this thing very easy. Nothing can surely be impossible with the technology today.




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