Hydraulic Fracturing (Hydrofracking): Arkansas

Matthew Moran et al., 55 Env. Mgmt. 1276 (2015).

A. Brandon Cox et al., 37 Natural Areas J. 233 (2017).
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Sally Entrekin et al., 52 Env. Sci. & Tech. 2349 (2018).

Several citizens brought suits against fracking companies for damages from earthquakes caused by fracking operations. Many of the suits were settled.

Report of a review of the hydraulic fracturing program in Arkansas. Conducted by the State Review of Oil and Natural Gas Environmental Regulations, Inc. (STRONGER) over the period of November 2011- January 2012. Reviewed the program with the 2010 Hydraulic Fracturing Guidelines.

Main page for information.

Allows users to view reports on sales of the shale gas from the perspective of individual counties, all counties by year, or total sales by well.

Explanation of the process of fracking.

Provides the names of operators regulated to practice hydraulic fracturing in the state. The page includes access to the forms and chemical list filed by the companies.

Map of areas where disposal wells cannot be placed due to existing fault lines. This action was taken in 2011 after a 4.7 magnitude earthquake.

Study on the economic impacts of the Fayetteville Shale for 2008-2012.

Report looking back to the initial report and seeing where data stands currently.

Provides access to a spreadsheet of all wells drilled in the Fayetteville Shale B-43 Field from 1968 to today.

Highlights
•No evidence for shallow groundwater contamination in Fayetteville Shale, Arkansas.
•Methane in groundwater is low and likely associated with shallow aquifer processes.
•No relationship between methane and salinity in groundwater and shale-gas wells.
•δ13CCH4 and δ13CDIC suggest biogenic origin for dissolved methane.
•Water- aquifer rock interaction controls majority of water chemistry.

Study conducted by USGS scientists published in 2017.

Scientific Study published in 2017.

2011 Report compiled by the USGS.