Frac Sand Facilities and Their Potential Effects on the Groundwater Resources of the Monahans-Mescalero Sand Ecosystem, Permian Basin, Texas

Up until the end of the oil and gas boom in 2014, much of the sand used in the Permian Basin for hydraulic fracturing was sourced from upper Midwest of the United States. Because of substantial cost savings, producers in the Permian Basin began using local sand resources, creating an associated boo...

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Main Authors: Robert Mace, Chelsea Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Texas Water Journal 2023-06-01
Series:Texas Water Journal
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Online Access:https://twj-ojs-tdl.tdl.org/twj/article/view/7132