DEQ - Hydraulic Fracturing in Michigan

Hydraulic Fracturing in Michigan

Get the Facts on Fracking
Hydraulic fracturing has been in the news, but this process for enhancing gas and oil production is far from new. To reveal some facts about what fracking is, how it works, and insights on some common fracking myths select the link below:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/deq-FINAL-frack-QA_384089_7.pdf

Hydraulic Fracturing in Michigan is a straight forward discussion of the what, how and why of fracking.

Information about testing water well quality
Due to the special interest in this topic the following resources are collected here for easy reference. Hydraulic fracturing is also referred to as hydrofracking, hydrofracturing, or simply "fracking." Oil & Gas Pre-Drill Water Well Testing Created by the DEQ.
Water Well Supervisor of Wells Instruction 1-2013 Water Well Requirements.
Water Wells in Proximity to Oil and Gas Development: What You Need to Know
Created and distributed by the National Ground Water Association (NGWA) and the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC). Information you can use to protect your water supply.

For more information about hydrofracking and related considerations please consider the following sites:

Frac Focus

Ground Water Protection Council - GWPC

Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission - IOGCC

Additional well specific information:

Permit	Well Name and Link to MSDS	County name	Township name
59112	Schultz 1-36	Sanilac	Bridgehampton
60041	Hubell 2-22 HD1	Montmorency	Albert
60212	Kelly et al 1-26 HD1	Hillsdale	Adams
60305	State Wilmot 1-21	Cheboygan	Wilmot
60360	State Excelsior 1-13 HD1	Kalkaska	Excelsior
60380	Cronk 1-24 HD1	Gladwin	Gladwin
60389	State Excelsior 1-25 HD1	Kalkaska	Oliver
60452	Wiley 1-18 HD1	Gladwin	Grout
60537	McNair et al 1-26 HD1	Hillsdale	Adams
60545	State_Excelsior_2-25_HD-1	Kalkaska	Oliver
60546	State_Excelsior_3-25_HD-1	Kalkaska	Oliver
60560	State Richfield 1-34 HD1	Roscommon	Richfield
60575	Riley 1-22 HD1	Oceana	Golden
60579	State_Garfield_1-25_HD-1	Kalkaska	Garfield
60601	Westerman 1-32 HD1	Kalkaska	Rapid River

- - Also found on the Office of Oil, Gas and Minerals web pages - -

Bulletin 08: Stratigraphic Lexicon for Michigan ; P. A. Catacosinos, 2001; A comprehensive compilation of stratigraphic terms with accompanying stratigraphic chart All counties, Nomenclature, Stratigraphy
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/GIMDL-BU08_216121_7.pdf

Bulletin 08: Chart of the Stratigraphic Nomenclature for Michigan ; P. A. Catacosinos, 2001; 1 colored sheet 17" by 22" folded to 8.5" by 11", included as part of Bulletin 8 All counties, Nomenclature, Stratigraphy
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/2000CHRT_301468_7.PDF

The references listed above are only two of the over 1,500+ digital files about Geology in Michigan. To access the full catalog go to the Digital Geology Catalog
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/GIMDL-Catalog-2010-01-20_307979_7.pdf .

Michigan Geologic Maps

Nothing is better for helping to explain geology than geologic maps. Select from the links below to see a variety of Michigan geologic maps.

The GeoWebFace application make your own geologic maps with over ninety map themes to choose from:

http://www.michigan.gov/deqgeowebface

Quaternary Geology of Michigan , W. R. Farrand, 1982. Also call "Glacial' or "Surficial" by some geologists. This map shows what is fond at the surface.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/1982_Quaternary_Geology_Map_301467_7.pdf

Bedrock Geology Map , Colored map of the aerial extent of geologic formations. This shows the patter of the bedrock that is under the glacial sands, gravels and clays that blanket Michigan.

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/1987_Bedrock_Geology_Map_301466_7.pdf

Oil and Gas Map , A map showing the distribution of Oil & Gas wells in the state.

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/deq-ogs-gimdl-GGMOG05_310107_7.PDF

Oil & Gas Drilling Unit Maps by County
The Office of Geological Survey has an on-going project making maps showing oil and gas drilling units.
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,4561,7-135-3311_4111_4231-210711--,00.html

Oil & Gas web pages - indexed at:
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3311_4111_4231---,00.html

Online Michigan Oil & Gas database
http://ww2.deq.state.mi.us/mir/

Background and help for using the Online Michigan Oil & Gas database http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3311_4111_4231-98518--,00.html