University of Colorado at Boulder
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BMP ID: 6199
Title: Use produced water for hydraulic fracturing
Text: "Oil Field Use: Hydraulic Fracturing: Local water supplies may not be adequate to meet the demand for frac water. Produced water or "flow-back water" - the water returning from the formation following a frac job - can be treated and reused for new frac jobs."
Source Publication Name: Produced Water Management Information System
Citation Section: Technology Descriptions: Fact Sheet - Industrial Use
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Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Production / Operation / Maintenance
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Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: Argonne National Laboratory
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Alternate Contact: National Energy Technology Laboratory
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Categories: Water Quantity and Rights
Location: General / Federal
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Date Entered: 2009-08-19 14:44 UTC
Last Updated: 2010-02-21 12:27 UTC