Kristine A. Uhlman, Diane E. Boellstorff, Mark L. McFarland and John W. Smith Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Revisions to the Safe Drinking Water Act by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 exempted key aspects of hydraulic fracturing from rules that had previously regulated the injection of fluids underground. Texas is the first state in the United States to require public disclosure of the chemicals used in the process, but private domestic well owners will remain responsible for the monitoring of their own wells to ensure safe drinking water.
Hydraulic fracturing:
The mechanical fracturing of water supply aquifers, oil/gas reservoirs, and for salt solution mining has existed for decades: new technology has made ‘fracking’ more prevalent. Hydraulic fracturing uses large quantities of water under pressure within a borehole to fracture the rock to increase production. In the water well industry, fracking can double the volume of yield in a well; in the oil/gas industry, fracking a well may be the difference between economic profit and loss.
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