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Search for nearby well sites that have been hydraulically fractured to see what chemicals were used in the process.
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FracFocus is continuing to evolve and expand its performance and versatility by providing more than a dozen enhancements including:
• Expand the public’s ability to search records
• Improve data accuracy
• Provide extraction of data in a “machine readable” format
• Update educational information on chemical use, oil & gas production and potential environmental impactsThese upgrades will be designed to dramatically enhance the site’s functionality for the public, state regulatory agencies and industry users.
Adding more participating companies and reported wells from across the country, FracFocus’ continued success is the result of state and federal government agencies and the oil and natural gas industry to provide public transparency.
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This technique uses a specially blended liquid which is pumped into a well under extreme pressure causing cracks in rock formations underground. These cracks in the rock then allow oil and natural gas to flow, increasing resource production.
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Casing is the multiple layers of steel and cement inside the drilled hole used to protect water aquifers. The specific length, thickness, strength and composition of casing is regulated at the state level.
Illustration Courtesy of the Texas Oil & Gas Association.
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Use the interactive map to find regulations per state as well as contact information for groundwater protection and oil and natural gas production.
FracFocus machine-readable data now available!
FracFocus is pleased to announce the release of disclosure data to the public in machine-readable (SQL) format.
By clicking the button below you may download a ZIP file that contains a copy of the disclosure database.
More About Chemical Data »
Groundwater Protection: Priority Number One
Oil and natural gas producers have stringent requirements for how wells must be completed. The genesis of these requirements is water safety.
Casing is the first line of defense used to protect freshwater aquifers.
More About Groundwater Protection »
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Why can't the system show me the information on more than one well at a time?
The purpose of the FracFocus records presentation system was to provide those who may live near a well that has been fractured with information concerning the materials used to fracture the well. All information other than the information used in the search form is available only in an Adobe pdf format. As such, information such as Ingredients, Trade Names and CAS numbers is not available for search or data aggregation purposes.
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How is water used in hydraulic fracturing?
Water acts as the carrier fluid for the chemical additives and propping agents (typically sand) that are used to fracture the producing formation.
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Where can I find training materials for FracFocus 2.0?
If you go to www.fracfocusdata.org and login to the system you will see the 2.0 Training Slides and 2.0 User's Guide listed under the User's Menu on the right side of the screen.
