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Wyoming
Statistics
Year Fracing Began:
1950(s)
Types of Wells Fraced:
Natural Gas
Types of Wells Fraced:
Oil
Types of Wells Fraced:
Coal Seam Natural Gas
Number of Wells Fraced Annually:
5,974
Number of Wells Fraced Total:
Over 50,000
Percentage of Wells Fraced:
almost 100%
Harm to Groundwater:
None
Legislation / Regulation
Citations:
SJ 005
Regulations: from the WOGCC home page
WY promulgates new rules re: HF
WYOMING OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES
Oil & Gas Conservation Commission
(updated 9/1/2011)
Statistics are estimates provided by the states for the calendar year ending 12/31/2010