Hydraulic Fracturing Operations

by Anton Davletshin and Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff

Hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as "fracking," is a technique used by the oil and gas industry to mine hydrocarbons trapped deep beneath the Earth's surface. The principles underlying the technology are not new. Fracking was first applied at the commercial level in the United States as early as 1947, and over the decades it has been applied in various countries including Canada, the UK, and Russia. The author worked with engineering...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1118946359
• ISBN13: 9781118946350
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Wiley-Scrivener
• Length: 792 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.3"