PUMPING AND
PIPING
WATER
FOR A GAS WELL HYDRO-FRAC
Water is pumped and piped
through temporary pipes over long distances and through many
obstacles to get the 3 to 6 million gallons of water needed for
hydro-fracing one Marcellus Shale gas well.
In addition to this water piped in from streams, tanker trucks are
continuously pumping water out of local streams and hauling it to
the site of the proposed fracking. Restrictions on water usage are
lax, most notable during periods of drought when stream levels are
already low.
PUMPING AND PIPING FREE
WATER
Industrial-sized pump in a farm field takes water
from
an already low stream to feed this frac job
CHARTIERS RUN CREEK,
FURTHER DOWNSTREAM
Low water levels and stream flow don't
curb massive water
withdrawals from this Chartiers Township stream
PIPE DREAM
Sections of metal water pipe lay ready along
this farmer's corn field
PIPING WATER FOR MILES
Distance is no issue when the water is free!
ROADSIDE WATER PIPING
Township road rights-of-way play no factor when it comes
to getting this free water to the next frac job!
FOLLOW THE UTILITY COMPANY
RIGHTS-OF-WAY
This is an easy run for water pipes up the previously
cleared
electric company rights-of-way
QUENCHING THE BIG MARCELLUS
THIRST
These Marcellus
wells are very THIRSTY, requiring up to
6 MILLION GALLONS of water, mostly pumped from
local streams and lakes
OVER, UNDER & AROUND
Silver
piping carries water from a far distant location
on Chartiers Run
NEW USE FOR A ROAD CULVERT
This pipe was
jammed through the existing culvert
under
this country road
STORMWATER MISMANAGEMENT
No telling what
will happen if storm runoff is blocked by this
water pipe, possibly creating a road wash-out.
RECYCLED FLOWBACK
Recycled wastewater is being pumped through these
types of temporary pipes with some extending for several miles.
Drawback: Leaks that have caused fish kills.
PUMPING RECYCLE WASTEWATER
Pump used to move recycled drilling wastewater (flowback
or produced water) between impoundments and fracing sites.
National Pump & Compressor
units
In Meadowlands, Pa
