In Part I and Part II, we showed that each hydraulic fractured well permanently poisons millions of gallons of water. This week a new Duke University study was released, claiming “the amount of water used per well for hydraulic fracturing surged by up to 770 percent between 2011 and 2016 in all major U.S. shale gas and oil production regions.”
Since it has been a while since we’ve gathered this data from FracFocus, a quick calculation shows Extraction Oil & Gas has used 102,044,434 gallons of water to frack the 10 wells at the Coyote Trails pad just east of Erie, Colorado in unincorporated Weld County.
Once again, let’s say it out loud:
Extraction Oil & Gas has used one hundred two million, forty-four thousand, four hundred and thirty four gallons of water to frack the ten wells at Coyote Trails.
Keep in mind that these 10 wells are just the beginning; 4 Form 2s have already been approved and another 24 are pending for this location.
See also:
- Extreme Reach Wellbores Require Extreme Water Use
- Draco OGDP Cumulative Impacts Analysis
- How much is 10 million gallons of water?
- Water usage for Hydraulic Fracturing in Broomfield, Colorado
- Water Usage for Hydraulic Fracturing in Erie, Colorado
- How much water does fracking use, Part VI
- How much water does fracking use, Part V
- How much water does fracking use, Part IV
- How much water does fracking use, Part III
- How much water does fracking use, Part II