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Some Water Use Facts Associated with Barnett Shale Development• Water required for the drilling and completion of a
gas well averages approximately 3 million gallons
per well.
• About 89 percent of this water demand is applied
to hydraulic fracturing, a critical step for
stimulating natural gas production.
• Currently, about 1,500 wells are drilled in the 17
counties of the Barnett Shale each year,
incurring a water demand of about 12 million
gallons per day.
• Water used for Barnett Shale development represents less than 1 percent of the total freshwater
use in the 17 counties of the Barnett Region as shown in the Bar Chart.
To learn more about the Barnett Shale, go to the website of the Barnett Shale Energy Education Council.
| Tom Hayes, Managing Director BSWCMC Gas Technology Institute 1700 S. Mount Prospect Rd. Des Plaines, IL 60018 Phone: 847.768.0722 |
Jay Ewing, Barnett Shale Coordinator |
