Water Stewardship Information Sources
| Resource Name | Hydraulic fracture water usage in northeast British Columbia: locations, volumes and trends |
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| Unique File Number | 79 |
| Information Type | Applied research |
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| Groundwater | Y |
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| Organization | MEMPR |
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| Resource Purpose | Approximately 500 wells, dating from 2005 to 2010, each with more than three fracture stages, were analyzed in terms of water use and gas production. Special focus was placed on fracture type, stimulation volume, well location and number of fractures per well. |
| Type of Information | report |
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| Program Status | Completed |
| NE Coverage | NE BC specific |
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| Link | http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/PublicationsCatalogue/OilGas/OGReports/Documents/2012/Johnson%20and%20Johnson.pdf |
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| Contact Email | [email protected] |