Hydraulic fracturing and its impact¶
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US Total Oil Production¶
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Production by play¶
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Source: EIA
Eagle-Ford Shale¶
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US, Russia, Saudi Arabia equivalent oil production¶
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Source: EIA
Total energy use projection¶
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Source: EIA
Natural gas by source¶
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Source: EIA
Shale¶
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Source: George King, Hydraulic Fracturing 101
Hydraulic fracturing¶
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Source: George King, Hydraulic Fracturing 101
Frac pump trucks¶
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Source: Jon Olson
Barnett frac job in progress¶
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Source: Jon Olson
Is it safe?¶
- Groundwater contamination
- Earthquakes (induced siesmicity)
Fracturing fluids¶
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Source: DOE, GWPC: Modern Gas Shale Development in the United States: A Primer (2009).
Groundwater separation¶
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Source: George King, Hydraulic Fracturing 101
Marcellus mapped fracture treatments¶
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Source: Fisher, K. Data Confirm Safety of Well Fracturing. The American Oil and Gas Reporter. July 2010
Does hydraulic fracturing produce earthquakes?¶
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Eagle-Ford moment magnitude¶
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Source: Warpinski, N.R., Du, J. Zimmer, U. Measurements of Hydraulic-Fracture-Induced Seismicity in Gas Shales. SPE Conference on Hydraulic Fracturing Technology. SPE 151597. February 2012.
