# Hydraulic Fracturing **URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/hydraulic-fracturing/16.md [Latest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/tags.md) --- ## [Fracking description](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fracking-description/79308)
**Author:** [@MericanMInt2.0](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MericanMInt2.0)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2025, 3:01am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fracking-description/79308 "2025-02-20T03:01:57Z")
I am trying to discuss fracking with a friend that has little knowledge on it but I want him to be able to understand it but make it still sound technical can some of y’all help me --- ## [Reuse or Disposal of Frac Water](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/reuse-or-disposal-of-frac-water/55860)
**Author:** [@efaskew](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/efaskew)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/reuse-or-disposal-of-frac-water/55860 "2020-02-10T20:57:33Z")
My laboratory wants spent frac water to run through a bench test system to treat for reuse or disposal. Does anyone have access to spent frac water from North Dakota or Montana? --- ## [Help in MO, KS, NB Forest City Basin](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-in-mo-ks-nb-forest-city-basin/3198)
**Author:** [@Oliver\_Conrad\_Gebhart](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Oliver_Conrad_Gebhart)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-in-mo-ks-nb-forest-city-basin/3198 "2017-10-07T17:17:25Z")
At the interface of Devonian and Silurian “free oil and petroleum ethers” at 2356 feet were found in a public-private 1901, 55th US Congress survey with Missouri Bureau of Geology and Water and owner. This was the “deepe… --- ## [Cost of water](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/cost-of-water/2700)
**Author:** [@Lisa\_Gunter](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Lisa_Gunter)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2017, 1:55pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/cost-of-water/2700 "2017-06-04T13:55:45Z")
What is a fair price per barrel for water for fracking to the land owner for their water? --- ## [Fracking in Residential Areas?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fracking-in-residential-areas/6781)
**Author:** [@Elizabeth\_Alford](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Elizabeth_Alford)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fracking-in-residential-areas/6781 "2015-08-08T15:39:37Z")
There is more and more news about whether fracking should be allowed in residential areas. This story is about a Corpus Christi based oil company that mailed hundreds of notices to Edinburg homeowners about a deep oil a… --- ## [Texas House Passes Bill Clamping Down on Local Fracking Bans](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/texas-house-passes-bill-clamping-down-on-local-fracking-bans/7169)
**Author:** [@Robert\_Heiser](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Robert_Heiser)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/texas-house-passes-bill-clamping-down-on-local-fracking-bans/7169 "2015-04-23T14:59:19Z")
Texas House Bill Passes The Texas House of Representatives recently flexed its muscles and pushed cities and local governments away from regulating hydraulic fracturing. The Texas House approved a bill that gives the st… --- ## [New to this forum](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/new-to-this-forum/11418)
**Author:** [@John\_Gray](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/John_Gray)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 11:29pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/new-to-this-forum/11418 "2014-02-28T23:29:31Z")
I am new to this forum and to mineral rights leases. As background I have been contacted about leasing mineral rights in McClain County, Oklahoma. It appears that I have a 1/3 interest in mineral rights on 120 acres. As … --- ## [Is Eagle Ford Hydraulic Fracturing causing earthquakes?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/is-eagle-ford-hydraulic-fracturing-causing-earthquakes/12998)
**Author:** [@Kenny\_DuBose](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Kenny_DuBose)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/is-eagle-ford-hydraulic-fracturing-causing-earthquakes/12998 "2013-08-28T17:55:49Z")
There is a new 2 year study just out (as of yesterday) by the UT Institute for Geophysics addressing this question. To my knowledge the only place the study is available to the public is at http://eaglefordshale.com/ne… --- ## [Nationwide Insurance to discontinue fraccing coverage](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/nationwide-insurance-to-discontinue-fraccing-coverage/20887)
**Author:** [@Bwanablue](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Bwanablue)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/nationwide-insurance-to-discontinue-fraccing-coverage/20887 "2012-07-17T15:47:12Z")
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. has become the first major insurance company to say it won’t cover damage related to a gas drilling process that blasts chemical-laden water deep into the ground. http… --- ## [Impaired Waters for Fracking Fluids?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/impaired-waters-for-fracking-fluids/21417)
**Author:** [@Ralpr](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Ralpr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/impaired-waters-for-fracking-fluids/21417 "2012-05-08T17:47:33Z")
Acid Mine Water for Fracking? By MATT HUGHES of The York Daily Record Very interesting article - is there wastewater in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Mississippi, Alabama, NY, Michigan, Illinois, Montana, North Dakota, a… --- ## [An alternative to hydraulic fracturing?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/an-alternative-to-hydraulic-fracturing/22851)
**Author:** [@Bwanablue](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Bwanablue)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/an-alternative-to-hydraulic-fracturing/22851 "2012-04-19T17:36:13Z")
http://www.gasfrac.com/default.aspx --- ## [Hydraulic Fracing Causes No Damage - University of Texas Study](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/hydraulic-fracing-causes-no-damage-university-of-texas-study/21947)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/hydraulic-fracing-causes-no-damage-university-of-texas-study/21947 "2012-02-20T21:25:31Z")
The University of Texas Energy Institute released a study on hydraulic fracturing Friday at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The report concludes that there have been no confirmed cas… --- ## [Resin Coated proppant](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/resin-coated-proppant/22016)
**Author:** [@Atul](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Atul)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/resin-coated-proppant/22016 "2012-02-09T21:34:08Z")
Process of making resin coating proppant, how does it improve conductivity and permeability? Which one is better, Curable or Pre-Cured Resin coated proppant? Which one has major market? --- ## [Sand, Resin Coated Sand, and Ceramic Proppants?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sand-resin-coated-sand-and-ceramic-proppants/22944)
**Author:** [@Lucy\_Tang](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Lucy_Tang)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sand-resin-coated-sand-and-ceramic-proppants/22944 "2012-02-09T15:27:55Z")
I’m trying to understand if there’s really a difference in sand vs. resin-coated vs. ceramic proppants. I’ve read that in the Bakken, due to the depth, ceramics must be used. In shallower shale plays though, supposedly s… --- ## [EPA Implicates Fracking](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/epa-implicates-fracking/22400)
**Author:** [@charles\_s\_mallory](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/charles_s_mallory)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/epa-implicates-fracking/22400 "2011-12-09T19:31:32Z")
For the first time, the EPA has implicated that fracking may be to blame for causing groundwater pollution. The news, which was released on 12/8/11, involves a small community in central Wyoming where residents are compl… --- ## [Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/disclosure-of-fracking-chemicals/22434)
**Author:** [@charles\_s\_mallory](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/charles_s_mallory)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2011, 4:08pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/disclosure-of-fracking-chemicals/22434 "2011-12-04T16:08:28Z")
The information on fracking chemicals, which has been a hot topic over the past year among the industry and environmentalists, is finally being disclosed. A website has been established called “FracFocus” which details t… --- ## [Fracing pond question](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fracing-pond-question/22523)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Davis1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Dan_Davis1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fracing-pond-question/22523 "2011-11-14T18:54:36Z")
I am signing a lease in Reeves County, Texas. I have asked the question to their leasing agent about what materials and fluids go into a frac pond, which they are requiring in the lease. Told them I didn’t need to know a… --- ## [EPA Administrator admits- no proven case of contamination](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/epa-administrator-admits-no-proven-case-of-contamination/23320)
**Author:** [@Bwanablue](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Bwanablue)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/epa-administrator-admits-no-proven-case-of-contamination/23320 "2011-05-26T16:30:04Z")
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/05/25/video-epa-administrator-confirms-no-fracking-water-contamination/ --- ## [NPR Fraccing Study Interview](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npr-fraccing-study-interview/23396)
**Author:** [@Bwanablue](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Bwanablue)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npr-fraccing-study-interview/23396 "2011-05-14T14:44:02Z")
The interviewer shows his bias (after all, this was on NPR), but the two interviewees are pretty even-handed and agree that despite there being evidence of correlation, the study falls short of proving causality. http:/… --- ## [Halliburton frac fluid recipe](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/halliburton-frac-fluid-recipe/23450)
**Author:** [@charles\_s\_mallory](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/charles_s_mallory)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/halliburton-frac-fluid-recipe/23450 "2011-05-02T02:35:52Z")
Halliburton has posted the recipe for their frac fluids on their website. These specifically detail the ND wells. --- ## [Frac Problem](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/frac-problem/23616)
**Author:** [@Moco](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Moco)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/frac-problem/23616 "2011-04-16T21:47:20Z")
I just learned today that our four producing combo wells have been shut in because another production company, who is fracing their wells in the section next to ours, hit all four of our horizontal lines with their fraci… --- ## [Hydraulic Fracturing Proppants](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/hydraulic-fracturing-proppants/24028)
**Author:** [@charles\_s\_mallory](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/charles_s_mallory)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/hydraulic-fracturing-proppants/24028 "2011-03-30T18:29:05Z")
I have been doing some research in regards to the proppants used in the fracturing procedures on Bakken wells. It appears that “quality” proppants are in short supply thus a lesser quality is being utilized in the major… --- ## [In Hydraulic Fracturing Animation it says they send pipe after making 90 degree turn. How do they do that. Does this pipe bend?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/in-hydraulic-fracturing-animation-it-says-they-send-pipe-after-making-90-degree-turn-how-do-they-do-that-does-this-pipe-bend/23630)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Prescott](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jack_Prescott)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/in-hydraulic-fracturing-animation-it-says-they-send-pipe-after-making-90-degree-turn-how-do-they-do-that-does-this-pipe-bend/23630 "2011-03-29T18:03:07Z")
I’m an engineer and am curious on how that’s done. Another thing that puzzles me is if the pipe passes through a water table what forms the cement against the pipe there if you know what I mean. It seems to me that the c… --- ## [Anyone know what kind of wait time drillers are experiencing for fracturing services in divide county North Dakota](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/anyone-know-what-kind-of-wait-time-drillers-are-experiencing-for-fracturing-services-in-divide-county-north-dakota/23698)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Prescott](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jack_Prescott)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/anyone-know-what-kind-of-wait-time-drillers-are-experiencing-for-fracturing-services-in-divide-county-north-dakota/23698 "2011-03-25T14:09:51Z")
From what I have been reading, it sounds like fracturing services and materials are becoming a bottleneck for completing wells. This wait time info is of interest to me (waiting for available rig to drill on my mineral i… --- ## [Government Intervention](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/government-intervention/23934)
**Author:** [@charles\_s\_mallory](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/charles_s_mallory)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/government-intervention/23934 "2011-03-09T23:18:19Z")
I have been reading various articles regarding the ongoing government involvement in the type of frac fluids being utilized in wells, both on the Federal and State levels. Currently, it is reported that the EPA and the … --- ## [New natural gas exploration](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/new-natural-gas-exploration/24323)
**Author:** [@heather\_norris](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/heather_norris)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/new-natural-gas-exploration/24323 "2011-02-24T01:41:39Z")
Anyone wanting to open up their land for natural gas drilling should watch the movie GASLAND from HBO first! These companies have no regard for you. They just want to get access to your land but research if the small mon… --- ## [Breaking News: New York Times reports Diesel Use by Gas Drillers Cited as Risk to Water](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/breaking-news-new-york-times-reports-diesel-use-by-gas-drillers-cited-as-risk-to-water/23952)
**Author:** [@tofrackornot](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/tofrackornot)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/breaking-news-new-york-times-reports-diesel-use-by-gas-drillers-cited-as-risk-to-water/23952 "2011-02-01T20:47:57Z")
Courtesy of getthefrackout.com and New York Times Oil and gas service companies injected tens of millions of gallons of diesel fuel into onshore wells in more than a dozen states from 2005 to 2009, Congressional invest… --- ## [What is my water worth?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-is-my-water-worth/24018)
**Author:** [@Terry\_Nance1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Terry_Nance1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-is-my-water-worth/24018 "2011-01-22T16:09:24Z")
I own a ranch in the northern part of Karnes County. EOG has leased my ranch as well as other members of the family. We have approximately six sections of land that make up the northern part of Karnes County and extend… --- ## [Hydraulic Fracturing Facts and Fiction: Chemicals and Contamination](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/hydraulic-fracturing-facts-and-fiction-chemicals-and-contamination/24403)
**Author:** [@Taylor\_Dukes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Taylor_Dukes)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 12:12pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/hydraulic-fracturing-facts-and-fiction-chemicals-and-contamination/24403 "2010-08-20T12:12:51Z")
Hydraulic fracturing is a technique that’s been practiced in America for the past 60 years in natural gas well drilling, yet has come under criticism these last few years as landowners and special interest groups claim t…