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True Water Pollution Risks of Fracking

Re: True Water Pollution Risks of Fracking

Unread postby AdamB » Sun 16 Apr 2017, 01:04:39

kuidaskassikaeb wrote:It is time to actually answer the questions that started this.

Industry says 1% of wells leak and sometimes 2% when they are drunk. Most environmentalists think 5% so the differences aren't that big. The report cited below says 10%

https://phys.org/news/2014-06-fracking-gas-wells-leak.html

Leaking was defined as gas coming up outside of the pipe. This would be the source of methane in many aquifers. The problem with living in a sweat spot is that there is about 1 pad per square mile. It is not known how many miles a leak can contaminate but there would be .8 pads within one mile, 3.1 pads within 2, and 7 within 3. I should probably go longer, but if a leak can pollute 3 square miles multiply the upper numbers by 7. I also don't know if they mean pads or wells. These numbers are not miniscule.


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Re: True Water Pollution Risks of Fracking

Unread postby Zarquon » Sun 16 Apr 2017, 16:53:33

onlooker wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... l-no-water
A Texan tragedy: ample oil, no water


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Re: True Water Pollution Risks of Fracking

Unread postby onlooker » Sun 16 Apr 2017, 17:18:19

Zarquon wrote:
onlooker wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... l-no-water
A Texan tragedy: ample oil, no water


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