FrackingThe process of fracking, also known as hydraulic fracturing, is the act of blasting oil and gas with huge amounts of water mixed with many chemicals deep in a reservoir gas. Fracking breaks up rock formations to allow the extraction of oil and gas. Hydraulic fracturing was first used in Kansas in 1947 (fracturing in Cali). Since then, fracking has become a regular practice to eliminate stranded reserves or to stimulate production from oil wells in the United States of America. Workers have been using this process for over 30 years without any news of the scandalous results. Fracking in California has been done statewide. For example, Glenn, Los Angeles, Monterey, Sacramento, Kern and Sutter. Many fracking companies have fracked offshore oil hundreds of times. According to Halliburton estimates, 50 to 60 percent of new oil would be fracked. This fracking process may have been done elsewhere in California as state officials have not been tracking or following the story recently. Rising oil prices are increasing the exploitation of oil in the Monterey shale using toxic fossil fuels such as fracking. The formation beneath the Los Angeles and San Joaquin basins contains nearly 14 million barrels of recoverable oil. If, for example, fracking and similar processes were not banned in California, the state would soon find itself experiencing extremely dangerous oil spills and booms in California. While this process can be productive in terms of removing unwanted oils, hydraulic fracturing can contaminate our water, pollute the atmosphere, and harm wildlife. The basic process of hydraulic fracturing has been used in wells since the late 1940s. When a riser… middle of paper… After the process is finished, proponents keep the cracks left by fracturing open, allowing oil and natural gas to flow back into the well. Rock fracturing is necessary to extract gas from formations where the space in the rock is too narrow to allow fluids to flow to the wellbore. Without a hand-made fracture, oil and gas cannot be obtained. This process breaks down rock formations to allow oil and gas extraction, but it can also pollute our water, impact our atmosphere and endanger wildlife. Works Cited: “Hydraulic Fracturing in California” Department of Conservation. State of California 2013 Web. April 11, 2014 Mooney, Chris. “The Truth About Fracking.” Scientific American 305.5 (2011): 80-85. Health Source - Consumer Edition. Web. April 11, 2014. “California Fracking” Center for Biological Diversity Web. April 11. 2014