Aqua Renew, Chesapeake’s water recycling initiative, consists of various programs and processes to conserve freshwater resources, including recycling naturally occurring produced water.
See how this works in our Marcellus North District.
The Marcellus Shale is named for a distinctive outcropping near Marcellus, New York, and extends through much of the Appalachian Basin. Stretching primarily across portions of Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and West Virginia, experts estimate that it may be one of the largest onshore natural gas fields in North America. The formation, which ranges from 40 to more than 200 feet thick, has an estimated 141 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Approximately 4.3 million gallons of water is used to hydraulically fracture a Chesapeake well in the Marcellus Shale.
That's less than the amount of water that flows over Niagara Falls in seven seconds.
Our Marcellus North District treats and recycles approximately 97% of the produced water associated with operations.
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