FOCUS ON TRANSPARENCY
Introduction to FracFocus
Mike Smith
FracFocus Partner / IOGCC Executive Director
What is FracFocus?
• Who We Are
– The nation’s source of hydraulic fracturing
chemical data, educational and regulatory
information.
• Our Mission
– To provide transparency through a national Web
site that discloses hydraulic fracturing chemical
data and educational information.
Our History
• Joint-partnership between the Ground Water
Protection Council and Interstate Oil and Gas
Compact Commission
• Launched April 2011
– Then: 37 Participating Companies
– Now: 351 Participating Companies, 26,000+ Wells
(As of September 4,2012)
– Growing at a rapid pace
Participating Companies/Wells
Operator Name
Upload Count
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
2466
Chesapeake Operating, Inc.
2403
XTO Energy/ExxonMobil
1817
EOG Resources, Inc.
1406
Pioneer Natural Resources
1243
Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.
1063
Noble Energy, Inc.
973
Southwestern Energy
949
Devon Energy Production Company L. P.
943
Occidental Oil and Gas
812
Apache Corporation
782
WPX Energy
765
Energen Resources Corporation
699
Chevron USA Inc.
574
SandRidge Energy
569
ConocoPhillips Company
568
Marathon Oil
436
Shell Oil Company affiliate
383
Newfield Exploration
328
Continental Resources, Inc
307
State Government Participation
• States requiring chemical disclosure:
Texas
Colorado
Montana
Louisiana
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Arkansas
Wyoming
• States considering use of FracFocus:
New Mexico
West Virginia
California
Nebraska
Indiana
HOW DOES IT
WORK?
WWW.FRACFOCUS.ORG
HOMEPAGE
INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL
INFORMATION
WELL CHEMICAL
REPORTING
STATE REGULATIONS
Wrapping It Up
• FracFocus Inquiries:
Mike Smith
405.525.3556
[email protected]
• QUESTIONS??