West Texas Boom.. Drought, Fracking and effects on water supply
…”Some 400 rigs, a quarter of the nationwide total, are now drilling in the region. Shepperd said the industry is spending $1 billion a month here drilling wells. And the only way he said it makes...
View ArticleFracturing no threat to groundwater
A study by the University of Texas’ Energy Institute has determined that most problems attributed to hydraulic fracturing are misplaced…that such problems are related to processes common to all oil and...
View ArticleIssues surrounding responsible hydraulic fracturing
Mitchell and Zoback enumerate the various issues surrounding responsible hydraulic fracturing. The energy industry has George P. Mitchell, petroleum engineer, geologist, and founder of Mitchell Energy...
View ArticleIndustry urged to use less water in fracturing process.
Panelists at IHS CERA’s annual convention in Houston call for reduced water use in fracturing. According to Patrick Schorn, Schlumberger’s president of reservoir production, the industry has to use...
View ArticleFaulty Wells, Not Fracking… the real cause of water pollution.
Struggling to convince its critics that hydraulic fracking is safe – that fracking itself is not the culprit leading to groundwater pollution – the energy industry has embarked on an intensive effort...
View ArticleA push to recycle fracking fluids
If a collision is lining up because of Eagle Ford Shale drilling, the flash point is water. San Antonio and South Texas cities will need additional water supplies for economic and population growth....
View ArticleTurning oil field waste by-products into fresh, potable water.
Photo by Texas Sands Resources CALLAHAN COUNTY, Texas — A team of scientists and oil business executives from Canada and New Mexico have performed a West Texas miracle. Instead of turning water into...
View ArticleWaterless Fracking at Eagle Ford
KUT reporter Kimberly Johnson is reporting that “Waterless fracking is coming to Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale. The process involves injecting a propane gel into the ground to fracture rocks and capture oil...
View ArticleCan switching from coal to natural gas save water?
Switching from Coal to Natural Gas for Power Generation A study by the Webber Group points to an attention-grabbing potential savings – more than 50 billion gallons per year – in freshwater consumption...
View ArticleNew water conservation recycling rules for hydraulic fracturing industry.
The Railroad Commission has adopted new rules to encourage Texas operators to continue their efforts at conserving water used in the hydraulic fracturing process for oil and gas wells, even though...
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