Hydraulic Fracturing Study Fact Sheets
Download the fact sheets (Zip file) to learn more about EPA’s Study of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources.
Analysis of Existing Data
- EPA Analysis of FracFocus Data 1.0 Fact Sheet
- Review of State and Industry Spill Data: Characterization of Hydraulic Fracturing-Related Spills Fact Sheet
- Review of Well Operator Files for Hydraulically Fractured Oil and Gas Production Wells: Well Design and Construction Fact Sheet
- Review of Well Operator Files for Hydraulically Fractured Oil and Gas Production Wells: Hydraulic Fracturing Operations Fact Sheet
Case Studies
- Retrospective Case Studies Fact Sheet
- Raton Basin, Colorado
- Killdeer, North Dakota
- Northeastern Pennsylvania
- Southwestern Pennsylvania
- Wise County, Texas
Laboratory Studies
- Sources Contributing to Inorganic Species to Drinking Water Intakes During Low Flow Conditions on the Allegheny River in Western Pennsylvania Fact Sheet
Scenario Evaluations
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Subsurface Migration Modeling Fact Sheet
- Case Study Analysis of the Impacts of Water Acquisition for Hydraulic Fracturing on Local Water Availability Fact Sheet
Impact/Purpose
Meeting abstract
Citation
U.S. EPA. Hydraulic Fracturing Study Fact Sheets.
This document has been reviewed in accordance with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency policy and approved for publication. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.
Related Link(s)
- Plan to Study the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources (Nov 2011)
- Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas on Drinking Water Resources (External Review Draft)
- Study of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources: Progress Report (Dec 2012)
- Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas: Impacts from the Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle on Drinking Water Resources in the United States (Final Report)