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Historical Arizona fracking information, 1997-2012
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This page contains historical information about fracking in Arizona. For more current information about fracking in Arizona, see this article.
According to Arizona Geology Magazine, 10 wells were fracked in Arizona between 1997 and 2012. These wells were drilled for carbon dioxide gas rather than shale gas. The information below describes fracking generally.[1]
Fracking background
- See also: Fracking
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a method of oil and natural gas extraction. The process involves injecting fluid into subterranean rock formation at a high pressure, creating a fracture network that allows the crude oil and natural gas inside dense rocks to flow into a wellbore and be extracted at the surface. The fluid used in this process is made up of sand and water, which comprise 95 percent of the fluid, and other chemical additives, which comprise less than 5 percent of the fluid.[2]
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), there were approximately 23,000 hydraulically fractured wells in the United States in 2000. By 2015, there were an estimated 300,000 hydraulically fractured wells. To learn more about fracking, see this article.[3][4]
Fracking in the 50 states
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See also
External links
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, "Arizona Profile"
- Frac Focus, "National Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Registry"
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Geology Magazine, "Is Hydraulic Fracturing a Threat in Arizona?" April 5, 2012
- ↑ Frack Wire, “What is Fracking,” accessed January 28, 2014
- ↑ University of Oklahoma, "Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Resources," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Energy Information Administration, "Hydraulic fracturing accounts for about half of current U.S. crude oil production," March 15, 2016
