Pennsylvania ranks second among states in fracking water usage
Friday, April 10, 2015
An analysis by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shows that between 2011 and 2013, shale oil and gas drillers in Pennsylvania used 11 billion gallons of water for fracking, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PowerSource reports.
During that same period of time, 92 billion gallons of water was used nationwide for fracking, with drillers in Texas using 45 billion gallons. About 5 million gallons of water are used to frack a well. Ten to 20 percent of the fluids return to the surface and can be treated and reused.
FracFocus, the national hydraulic fracturing chemical registry, is used by the oil and gas industry to log water amounts and chemicals used in some states, including Pennsylvania.
Via: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PowerSource > EPA analysis details water usage in fracking
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