Pope Francis is saying that "Thou Shalt not Frack", the problem with drilling is they accuse people of poisoning the water. When the Ensign United States Drilling + Halliburton makes a hole, they make a pilot hole first to determine the layers of sediment in the earth. Once the sediment tables are determined, then about 150 directional holes are drilling (about 4 holes per pad) in an area. The casing is a huge tube of steel that is put into the ground below the water table, it takes about 4-6 hours for the 2 crews to lay in the casing, then cement is poured on the outside of the pipe, that keeps the pipe solid and linked together.
That corporation rode me harder than any other work out there, they almost broke me down every day I almost collapsed from exhaustion every day after work.
Once the casing is in the ground, the drilling continues to 7000-1000ft, and then once the 4 holes are drilled with direction tools in different directions to cover more square area. once the drilling rig work is complete, a "workover" rig comes out there, and lays a perforated pipe into the ground, that allows the gas to collect from the pipe. I personally am not sure about the fluids injected at 7000-10000ft because it is a closely guarded industrial secret from Halliburton, but I am sure that it is so deep that it does not come into contact with the water supply, and if done properly with American technology, it is safe for hte people who live off of well water.
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