This statistic depicts the volume of wastewater produced by some of the largest U.S. oil producers in the Permian Basin in New Mexico and Texas in 2018. As of this time, ExxonMobil produced 1.2 million barrels of wastewater per day. Fracking producers use a mix of water, sand, and chemicals to release oil and gas which produces massive volumes of briny water.
Oil producers production of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing in the Permian Basin in the U.S. in 2018
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Production of wastewater in million barrels per day
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Oil producers production of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing in the Permian Basin in the U.S. in 2018
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Wall Street Journal. (August 22, 2018). Oil producers production of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing in the Permian Basin in the U.S. in 2018 (in million barrels per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/901230/wastewater-producers-from-fracking-in-the-permian-in-the-us/
Wall Street Journal. "Oil producers production of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing in the Permian Basin in the U.S. in 2018 (in million barrels per day)." Chart. August 22, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/901230/wastewater-producers-from-fracking-in-the-permian-in-the-us/
Wall Street Journal. (2018). Oil producers production of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing in the Permian Basin in the U.S. in 2018 (in million barrels per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/901230/wastewater-producers-from-fracking-in-the-permian-in-the-us/
Wall Street Journal. "Oil Producers Production of Wastewater from Hydraulic Fracturing in The Permian Basin in The U.S. in 2018 (in Million Barrels per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/901230/wastewater-producers-from-fracking-in-the-permian-in-the-us/
Wall Street Journal, Oil producers production of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing in the Permian Basin in the U.S. in 2018 (in million barrels per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/901230/wastewater-producers-from-fracking-in-the-permian-in-the-us/ (last visited April 07, 2025)
Oil producers production of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing in the Permian Basin in the U.S. in 2018 (in million barrels per day) [Graph], Wall Street Journal, August 22, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/901230/wastewater-producers-from-fracking-in-the-permian-in-the-us/
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