USGS study highlights water usage in hydraulic fracturing

04 July 2015, News Wires – The median annual water volume estimates for hydraulic fracturing in U.S. horizontal wells from 2000 to 2014 grew from approximately 177,000 gallons per oil and gas well to over 4 million gallons per oil well and 5.1 million gallons per gas well. But the amount of water required to fracture […] More »