Historical South Dakota fracking information, 1953-2015
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This page contains historical information about fracking in South Dakota. For more current information about fracking in South Dakota, see this article.
As of 2014, detailed information about the extent to which fracking was used in South Dakota was limited. The information below describes fracking and oil and gas production in South Dakota 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]
History
The first producing oil well in South Dakota was drilled in 1953. Commercial oil production began in 1954 in Harding County. Through 2010, Harding County had produced more than 44 million barrels of oil since production began. This accounted for nearly 90 percent of the state's total oil production.[4]
Commercial gas production began in 1899 in Pierre.[4]
Production
As of May 2014, South Dakota had issued eight permits for oil and gas drilling in the state. In 2013 South Dakota issued 22 such permits. The graphs below detail oil and natural gas production in South Dakota from 1983 to 2013.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Fracking in the 50 states
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See also
External links
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, "South Dakota Profile"
- Frac Focus, "National Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Registry"
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Mineral and Mining Program; Oil and Gas Section, "South Dakota Oil and Gas Development: Past, Present, and Future," January 22, 2010
- ↑ South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources, "Oil and Gas Drilling Permits," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources, "Production Data" accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ One barrel of oil produces about 19 gallons of gas.
- ↑ U.S. Energy Information Administration, "Frequently Asked Questions," May 30, 2013, accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources, "Production Data" accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ One barrel of oil produces about 19 gallons of gas.
- ↑ U.S. Energy Information Administration, "Frequently Asked Questions," May 30, 2013, accessed March 18, 2014
