USGS Study Finds Large Increase in Fracking Water Use
Published on by Markus Pahlow, University of Canterbury - Senior Lecturer
USGS Study Finds Large Increase in Fracking Water Use
July 7, 2015
by PublicNewsService, Denver
A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows water used for hydraulic fracturing, better known as "fracking," is on the rise across the nation.
The study found water use in horizontal drilling at gas wells was 28 times higher in 2014 than in 2000, and each gas well now taps over five million gallons of water, while oil wells require some four million gallons.
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http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2015-07-07/water/usgs-study-finds-large-increase-in-fracking-water-use/a47021-1