Net Zero Fracking

Hydraulic fracturing requires plenty of water. However, Shell Canada Energy has reduced its reliance on potable water to zero at the Montney tight gas formation in the Sunset-Groundbirch area of northeast British Columbia, Canada, by entering into a unique partnership with the City of Dawson Creek, 30 miles east.Shell’s venture currently includes multiple natural gas processing plants, more than 300 wells and more than 550 miles of gas-gathering pipeline.Previously, some of the water used for fracking was drawn from the Peace River, about 30 miles away, and from Dawson Creek’s potable water supply.The city obtains its water from the nearby