Agencies ready to unveil registry for hydraulic fracturing chemicals

 
BY JAY F. MARKS jmarks@opubco.com
Published: April 1, 2011

A first-of-its-kind public registry of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing is expected to launch this month.

The website developed by the Ground Water Protection Council and Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission allows producers and oil field service companies to upload data about their hydraulic fracturing operations.

The long-used practice, which allows producers to unlock fossil fuels trapped in...


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