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EPA's Study of Hydraulic Fracturing and Its Potential Impact on Drinking Water Resources
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Hydraulic Fracturing Study Fact Sheets

Click on a fact sheet to learn more about EPA’s Study of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources. 

Overview of EPA's Final Assessment

Analysis of Existing Data

  • EPA Analysis of FracFocus Data 1.0 Fact Sheet
  • Review of State and Industry Spill Data: Characterization of Hydraulic Fracturing-Related Spills Fact Sheet
  • Review of Well Operator Files for Hydraulically Fractured Oil and Gas Production Wells: Well Design and Construction Fact Sheet
  • Review of Well Operator Files for Hydraulically Fractured Oil and Gas Production Wells: Hydraulic Fracturing Operations Fact Sheet

Case Studies

  • Retrospective Case Studies Fact Sheet
    • Raton Basin, Colorado
    • Killdeer, North Dakota
    • Northeastern Pennsylvania
    • Southwestern Pennsylvania
    • Wise County, Texas

Laboratory Studies

  • Sources Contributing to Inorganic Species to Drinking Water Intakes During Low Flow Conditions on the Allegheny River in Western Pennsylvania Fact Sheet

Scenario Evaluations

  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Subsurface Migration Modeling Fact Sheet
  • Case Study Analysis of the Impacts of Water Acquisition for Hydraulic Fracturing on Local Water Availability Fact Sheet
  • Hydraulic Fracturing Study Home
  • Final Assessment
  • EPA Published Research
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  • Questions & Answers about the Final Assessment
  • EPA Hydraulic Fracturing - Agency Main Page
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Last updated on May 16, 2022
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