"Frac" is not spelled with a "K"
We are seeing more and more articles about frac'ing and I have noticed an interesting trend. Those opposed to the practice always spell frac with a "k". Frac, is short for fracturing, and those in the industry have consistantly spelled it "frac". I don't believe it is an accident that those opposed to frac'ing choose to spell it with a "k" to ensure the association with another word that starts with an f and ends with a k, and add to the negative perception.
The fracturing of zones containing hydrocarbon (either oil or gas) has been around for several decades, with tens of thousands of wells being frac'd in the US. If contamination of ground water had been a serious problem with frac'ing, then it should be easy to find numerous cases where this has happened, which simply is not the case.
