The Atlantic Monthly Group
The Atlantic: What's Behind the Natural Gas Boom?
Learn about the two techniques developed by scientists that dramatically changed our supply of natural gas in this video. Also understand how harvesting the trapped gas in shale has some environmental concerns. [1:54]
Other
You Tube: Marathon Oil Corps: Animation of Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking)
Safe, cost-effective refinements in hydraulic fracturing (also known as fracking), horizontal drilling and other innovations now allow for the production of oil and natural gas from tight shale formations that previously were...
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Monitoring Injection Wells Basic Hall Integral Method
An injection well is used to emplace fluids into the subsurface using pressure. This technical animation describes the injection process. [10:59]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: Fracking
In this video segment adapted from 'Need to Know,' learn about health concerns regarding exposure to chemicals used in natural gas drilling. An animation shows how the process of hydraulic fracturing-fracking-is used to extract natural...