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In Dry Texas, Waterless Fracking Makes Headway

2013-04-01 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Texas Tribune: Call it hydraulic fracturing -- without the hydro. In most hydraulic fracturing operations, several million gallons of water, together with sand and chemicals, get pumped down a hole to blast apart rock that encases oil or gas. But with water increasingly scarce and expensive around Texas, a few companies have begun fracking with propane or other alternatives. We dont use any water, said Eric Tudor, a Houston-based official with GasFrac, a Canadian company that fracks with propane gel...

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