Comparison of Water Demand for Hydraulic Fracturing relative to Energy Production in Major U.S. Shale Oil Plays

Robert C Reedy1, Bridget R Scanlon2 and Jean-Philippe Nicot2, (1)University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, TX, United States, (2)University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX, United States