Study: No Link Between Hydraulic Fracturing and Groundwater Contamination

Preliminary findings from study by the University of Texas Energy Institute suggests there is no link between the process used in shake gas extraction operations and groundwater contamination.

The study's leader, Charles "Chip" Groat, a UT geology professor, noted that the dangers associated with shale gas drilling — which is accomplished by hydraulic fracturing, a process commonly known as fracking — are largely the same as other oil-drilling operations.

"Hydraulic fracturing doesn't seem to be of concern to groundwater," Groat said. "If there has been water contaminated related to shale gas development let's not look at fracturing, let's look at surface processes."

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