Hydraulic fracturing for hydrocarbon generation leads to great volumes of water being produced. The water production by onshore drilling in the United States in 2021 amounted to 21.2 billion barrels. This figure represents a decrease of eight percent in comparison to the decade-peak recorded in 2019, at some 22.9 billion barrels. The volume of water produced by hydraulic fracturing is expected to continue growing, reaching a forecast value of 23.8 billion barrels in 2026.
Water production by onshore oil drilling in the United States from 2011 to 2021, with a forecast until 2026
(in billion barrels)
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Rystad Energy. (January 6, 2022). Water production by onshore oil drilling in the United States from 2011 to 2021, with a forecast until 2026 (in billion barrels) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291098/onshore-oil-drilling-water-production-us/
Rystad Energy. "Water production by onshore oil drilling in the United States from 2011 to 2021, with a forecast until 2026 (in billion barrels)." Chart. January 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291098/onshore-oil-drilling-water-production-us/
Rystad Energy. (2022). Water production by onshore oil drilling in the United States from 2011 to 2021, with a forecast until 2026 (in billion barrels). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291098/onshore-oil-drilling-water-production-us/
Rystad Energy. "Water Production by Onshore Oil Drilling in The United States from 2011 to 2021, with a Forecast until 2026 (in Billion Barrels)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291098/onshore-oil-drilling-water-production-us/
Rystad Energy, Water production by onshore oil drilling in the United States from 2011 to 2021, with a forecast until 2026 (in billion barrels) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291098/onshore-oil-drilling-water-production-us/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Water production by onshore oil drilling in the United States from 2011 to 2021, with a forecast until 2026 (in billion barrels) [Graph], Rystad Energy, January 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291098/onshore-oil-drilling-water-production-us/
