Fracking, farming, and water

Several studies note the large quantity of water used to hydraulically fracture oil and gas wells. We quantify this water use and its effects on water use for irrigating crops. For nine western states in 2017, water use in fracking represented 1.7 percent of water use in irrigation overall, but up t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Energy policy 2020-11, Vol.146, p.111799, Article 111799
Hauptverfasser:	Hitaj, Claudia, Boslett, Andrew J., Weber, Jeremy G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	agriculture Counties Crops energy Energy policy Farmers Farming Feet Gas wells Hydraulic fracturing Irrigation Irrigation water North Dakota Oil and gas Oil shale oils Oklahoma Petroleum Shale Shale gas Shales Texas Water Water policy Water use Water wells
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