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Search for nearby well sites that have been hydraulically fractured to see what chemicals were used in the process.
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Welcome to FracFocus 2.0! We're excited about our latest upgrades designed to dramatically enhance the site's functionality for the public, state regulatory agencies and industry users. Our user-friendly 'Find A Well' chemical disclosure registry now includes more extensive search options.
FracFocus continues to evolve and expand, adding more participating companies and reported wells from across the country. Our continued success is the result of nationally recognized organizations working with state governments and the oil and natural gas industry to provide public transparency.
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This technique uses a specially blended liquid which is pumped into a well under extreme pressure causing cracks in rock formations underground. These cracks in the rock then allow oil and natural gas to flow, increasing resource production.
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Casing is the multiple layers of steel and cement inside the drilled hole used to protect water aquifers. The specific length, thickness, strength and composition of casing is regulated at the state level.
Illustration Courtesy of the Texas Oil & Gas Association.
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Use the interactive map to find regulations per state as well as contact information for groundwater protection and oil and natural gas production.
Groundwater Protection: Priority Number One
Oil and natural gas producers have stringent requirements for how wells must be completed. The genesis of these requirements is water safety.
Casing is the first line of defense used to protect freshwater aquifers.
More About Groundwater Protection »
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How can my company become a FracFocus participating company and begin entering records?
To become a “FracFocus” participating company please follow the instructions below:
• Open the website www.hydraulicfracturingdisclosure.org
• Click on Register in the menu on the right hand side of the home page
• Complete the form and submit
• Wait for a confirmation e-mail
• Establish yourself as a Supervisor and a Data Submitter
• Assign other Supervisors and Data Submitters (as necessary)
• Download the Excel template
• Begin entering and submitting records
Please note that only 1 representative per company is allowed but any number of supervisors and data submitters can be approved. At present, representatives must work for the company that is to be registered. For security reasons, the system cannot accommodate third party agents.
You can obtain further information about registration and system usage from the Quick How To Guide
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How is water used in hydraulic fracturing?
Water acts as the carrier fluid for the chemical additives and propping agents (typically sand) that are used to fracture the producing formation.
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What is Hydraulic Fracturing?
Hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as fracing, is the process of creating small cracks, or fractures, in underground geological formations to allow natural gas to flow into the wellbore and on to the surface where the gas is collected and prepared for sale to a wide variety of consumers.
During the fracing process, a mixture of water, sand and other chemical additives designed to protect the integrity of the geological formation and enhance production is pumped under high pressure into the shale formation to create small fractures.
The newly created fractures are “propped” open by the sand, which allows the natural gas to flow into the wellbore where it is collected at the surface and subsequently delivered to a wide range group of consumers. Read more...
