| BMP ID: |
6359 |
| Title: |
Hydraulic fracturing with water |
| Text: |
" ... hydraulic fracturing can be performed using water without additives." |
| Source Publication Name: |
Drilling Down: Protecting Western Communities from the Health and Environmental Effects of Oil and Gas Production |
| Citation Section: |
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| Citation Page: |
18 |
| Supplemental Documents: |
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| Usage Type: |
Recommended |
| Timing: |
• Drilling
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| Oil / Gas Field: |
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| Surface Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Mineral Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Primary Contact: |
Ms. Amy Mall
Natural Resources Defence Council |
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| Categories: |
Water Quality and Pollution
Human Health and Safety
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| Location: |
General / Federal |
| Species: |
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| General Comments: |
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| Cost-Benefit Analysis: |
"Two studies conducted in the field by
Amoco Production Company found that gas wells
fractured with water produced more gas and cost
considerably less to fracture than wells fractured with
a gel comprised of chemicals." (reference 118) |
| BMP Efficacy: |
... "[a] study, by the Gas Research Institute, Phillips Petroleum Company, Amax Oil and Gas, and Resource Enterprise, also found that hydraulic fracturing using water was more effective than fracturing with a gel." (reference 119) |
| Date Entered: |
2010-02-25 10:54 UTC |
| Last Updated: |
2011-07-17 13:19 UTC |
