Worried About Radioactive Wastewater?
Here at Well Water Solutions, we naturally spend a lot of time talking about water, especially water directly related to the process of hydraulic fracturing. From frac tanks to wastewater management and treatment, we’re able to help North American well operators do their jobs not just effectively, but also safely. With growing concern about well […]
5 Things to Know About Fracking
While fracking may be a hot topic across the United States and around the world, there is still little public knowledge about the facts behind the process of fracking. We’ve previously talked about the history of current hydraulic fracturing technology on the blog. It wasn’t until 1995 that the process even became a feasible option […]
The Many Sources of Natural Methane in the World
We all know that the world’s overall climate patterns are getting a bit warmer each year. However, there is still some debate going on concerning how much of an influence humans are having on this change. Fracking regularly comes under fire for just this reason. There are many different greenhouse gases that come into play […]
The Dimock Court Ruling
The little town of Dimock, Pennsylvania found itself the center of the debate between hydraulic fracturing and the anti-fracking movement starting around 2009. Many families that live in the town of Dimock took the oil and gas company, Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., to court. The allegations involved dozens of families arguing that poor fracking […]
Water Treatment Options More Critical Than Ever
Next to air, there is only one other item that humans can truly not survive without: water. Clean, fresh water is key to not just life, but also many processes and the production of many goods in society. In fact, water is even an important part of energy generation. From hydropower to fracking, water is […]
How The Executive Orders for the Dakota and Keystone Pipelines Affect Fracking
On January 24th, President Trump signed an executive order that would help to revive the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, and possibly even the highly contested Dakota Access pipeline. While this executive order is seen more as posturing, according to The New York Times, and provides a way for the new administration to be […]
An Attractive Alternative to Coal
During the 2016 presidential election, there was a lot of rhetoric surrounding the phrase “coal is coming back.” In fact, President-elect Trump regularly talked about boosting the coal industry and bringing coal jobs back as a major player in the energy industry. While for many in coal country, that may sound like a great idea, […]
The Creation and History of Hydraulic Fracturing
While we often think of oil and gas as being old styles of energy production, the world didn’t have easy, consistent, cost-effective access to natural gas drilling until roughly 20 years ago in 1995. It was in central Texas that struggle inspired opportunity and forced the invention of hydraulic fracturing as we now know it. […]
No Slow Down in the World Energy Consumption
The term energy independence has been circulating around for awhile, yet different recent world events have been making the issue more prominent once again. Between an expected Trump presidency and recent agreements made within OPEC, oil and gas prices are expected to rise, leading to the rise in everything from the cost of your energy […]
The Permian Basin is Bigger Than Originally Thought
With the protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline making front pages of newspapers across the country, the major oil fields have come back into the spotlight. Often talked about is the Bakken Field, which has gained its reputation for being the largest oil and shale field in the United States. That was until some recent […]