You have heard about Fracturing on the news and from co-workers, but are you aware?

Petroleum(etc) is pleased to announce our newest course – Frac Awareness.

This course is designed to build awareness of the hydraulic fracture stimulation process widely utilized in shale gas and oil developments such as the Marcellus, Bakken and EagleFord.  The course is ideal for anyone who requires general awareness of this technology and the key issues.  This includes non-engineers as well as new engineers.  A multi-instructor team of experts will guide you through the basics of fracturing, answering questions like:

- What is hydraulic fracturing?….how is it done?
- Does fracturing pose a risk to drinking water?
- What chemicals are used in water fracturing?
- Who are the key players?….who supplies what in this business?
- What are the environmental/legal issues associated with shale gas developments?
- What are the economic benefits driving these developments?

The course provides a general awareness of hydraulic fracturing and the issues surrounding its use in shale gas developments. Join us in Houston, April 11-12, 2012 for the inaugural Frac Awareness Course

• Drilling Wells for Fracture Stimulation
• How are Fresh Water Aquifers Protected?
• Hydraulic Fracturing Process ….from start to finish
• Water Fracturing and the Chemicals Commonly Used
• Show & Tell – Mechanical Tools and Equipment
• How is the Fracturing Treatment Designed & Monitored?
• Regulatory Issues
• Water Usage– Public Perception and Re-Use