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[Carry_Okie]

Fracking involves enormous quantities of water; an average of 127,127 gallons of water were required to frack a single California well in 2013, according to the Western States Petroleum Association. That's equivalent to 87 percent of the water a family of four uses in an entire year.

Compared to the water used to feed that family it is a drop in the proverbial bucket.

[Smokin' Joe]

Here's the money quote:

"Our oil production estimates, combined with a dearth of knowledge about geological differences among the oil fields, led to erroneous predictions and estimates," he added.

Without knowing the differences in the geology of the formations, how could they even begin to make estimates?

How the Marcellus (predominantly shale derived natural gas play) could be equated with the Bakken (primarily a tight reservoir oil play) is beyond me.

If this is the sort of analysis going out there, one thing is certain: The idea of one-size-fits all rules for hydraulic fracturing should be DOA.

[S.O.S121.500]

Like any one can believe anything from this jivea$$ administration.