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Historical Oregon fracking information, 2000-2015
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This page contains historical information about fracking in Oregon. For more current information about fracking in Oregon, see this article.
As of 2014, detailed information about the extent to which fracking was used in Oregon was limited. The information below describes fracking generally.
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.[1]
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.[2][3]
Fracking in the 50 states
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See also
External links
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, "Oregon Profile"
- Frac Focus, "National Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Registry"
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