What Is Hydro-fracturing?
 
     Hydro-fracturing is a process by which water is injected into a low yield water well at a high pressure and volume opening up and cleaning out the existing fractures found in the rock. This process is designed for hard rock wells (i.e. if the well will stay open without the need of being cased after drilling it is a candidate for hydro-fracturing).
 
There are two types of hydro-fracing that we perform: standard hydro-fracture and zone hydro-fracture.

Standard Hydro-fracture:

Consists of a single packer that water passes through and pressurizes the whole well. This method is used to develop a greater production rate for low yielding wells. 

Zone Hydro-fracture:

Consists of two packers that are set either 60 or 80 feet apart.Water is then forced in between the two packers creating pressure to be forced in between the 60 or 80 foot zone rather than pressurizing the whole well. This method has a greater success rate and more productive results. However it is also the more costly of the two types and used as a last resort to raise the wells productivity, in most cases standard hydro-fracture is sufficient.

    The success rate for this process has a national average of 95% success, making the Hydro-Frac® process the most effective well development tool available.

 

                   For information on how the process is performed click here.