Energy Water Usage Panel
Shale Play Hydraulic Fracturing:
Emerging Water Resource Conflicts
Texas Water Law Institute
December 1, 2011
Austin, Texas
Leonard H. Dougal
Jackson Walker L.L.P.
ldougal@jw.com • (512) 236-2000
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Key Statistics
•RRC Well Data (2010)
–15,466 New Drilling Permits Issued
–85% were Frac’d (RRC Est.)
•USGS Recoverable US Reserves (March 2011)
–Conventional Gas 357 TCF
–Unconventional Gas 400 TCF