Hydraulic Fracturing

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING Natural gas plays a key role in our nation's clean energy future. The U.S. has vast reserves of natural gas that are commercially viable as a result of advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing technologies enabling greater access to gas in shale formations. Responsible development of America's shale gas resources offers important economic, energy security, and environmental benefits. & WATER -EPA by h2odistributors.com Primary U.S. Energy Use (By Fuel Type, 2011) Renewables (excluding biotuels) By 2035 it is estimated that Liquid Biofuels Natural Gas Natural Gas accounts for 25% of all the energy used in the 46% Nuclear of all natural gas will come from Coal US. Petroleum & Liquids Fracking The average fracking well requires around 5,000,000 That's about 167 tanker cars full" gallons of water to operate over its lifetime *30,000 gal sized Water is combined 90% Around 750 compounds are listed in a 2011 report to Congress, ranging from additives found in Water with sand and a cocktail of chemicals to help in the 95% fracking process (0,5hemical Additives Sand food and common houshold cleaners to known carcinogens. and then injected into the well 20%-40% of this fluid flows back to the surface, polluted with dissolved solids toxic chemicals & slightly irradiated. If drilled too shallow or not inspected properly wells can'leak natural gas into the air and The process also causes measurable but small earthquakes (1-4 on the Richter scale) water © h2odistributors.com