The University of Texas at Austin Energy Institute Study: “No evidence of groundwater contamination from hydraulic fracturing”

The Energy Institute at The University of Texas at Austin recently conducted a study entitled "Fact-Based Regulation for Environmental Protection in Shale Gas Development." Dr. Charles Groat, the lead author of the study, communicated the following study conclusion as part of the information release: "We found no direct evidence that hydraulic fracturing itself—the practice of fracturing the rocks—had contaminated shallow groundwater."

Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin Study Reviewing Groundwater Contamination Claims Finds Fracturing Not At Fault

(information reported from an Energy Institute press release)

"Hydraulic fracturing of shale formations to extract natural gas has no direct connection to reports of groundwater contamination, based on evidence reviewed in a study released Thursday by the Energy Institute at The University of Texas at Austin.

Recent Talk About Disclosure of Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals

You may have read that February 1, 2012, marked the first day that oil and gas companies operating in Texas are required to publically post the contents of the fluid used in hydraulic fracturing. What you may not know is that many companies have been making voluntary disclosures for months, some on an informative website called FracFocus.org, and some on their own company websites.

Horizontal Drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing: It’s Not Just for Shale Gas Anymore

Thanks to the combined technologies of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, which opened up the blockbuster frontier of shale gas, the U.S. is awash in natural gas. Natural gas supplies keep increasing every month.