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Historical Idaho fracking information, 2000-2016
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This page contains historical information about fracking in Idaho. For more current information about fracking in Idaho, see this article.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Idaho reported "proved natural gas reserves for the first time" in 2014. In 2016, the EIA reported that Idaho was producing "small amounts of crude oil." According to the Idaho Department of Lands, which regulates oil and gas extraction in Idaho, no hydraulic fracturing for oil or gas had occurred in the state as of June 21, 2016. The information below applies to fracking generally.[1][2]
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.[3]
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.[4][5]
Fracking in the 50 states
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See also
External links
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, "Idaho Profile"
- Frac Focus, "National Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Registry"
Footnotes
- ↑ Idaho Department of Lands, "Questions and Answers Regarding Hydraulic Fracturing," June 21, 2016
- ↑ U.S. Energy Information Administration, "Idaho: Profile Analysis," updated November 17, 2016
- ↑ 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
