gas, if they can convert it http://www.resilience.org/stories/2013-08-16/shale-gas-tight-oil-and-fracking-headlines Acidizing, also referred to as “matrix acidization,” typically involves the injection of high volumes of hydrofluoric acid, a powerful solvent, (abbreviated as “HF”) into the oil well to dissolve rock deep underground and allow oil to flow up through the well. Conventional fracking, in which water and other chemicals are pumped at high pressure to create fissures in the rocks,…
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