Fracking in Moab

Posts like these are really upsetting. But the time I am finally able to afford (and have the time) to go exploring all of the good places will be closed.
 
MR.Ty said:
Posts like these are really upsetting. But the time I am finally able to afford (and have the time) to go exploring all of the good places will be closed.
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Ya see I don't read it like that. There are several that oppose the drilling but I think they oppose all non-walking activities in the area. Then there are groups that are watching to make sure things seem ok. The attention and economy that things like drilling bring to the area are huge. Just liken the Rubicon, areas like Moab are here to stay if we all just get a long and do our part to take care of the environment.
 
Rccrwlr said:
Ya see I don't read it like that. There are several that oppose the drilling but I think they oppose all non-walking activities in the area. Then there are groups that are watching to make sure things seem ok. The attention and economy that things like drilling bring to the area are huge. Just liken the Rubicon, areas like Moab are here to stay if we all just get a long and do our part to take care of the environment.
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X2. Fracking has brought us sub $2 gal gas and is fueling (pardon the pun) a growing economy. I'd rather not pay $8 a gal to wheel Moab, so I'm willing to put up with some inconvenience.:twocents:
 
Linebacker said:
X2. Fracking has brought us sub $2 gal gas and is fueling (pardon the pun) a growing economy. I'd rather not pay $8 a gal to wheel Moab, so I'm willing to put up with some inconvenience.:twocents:
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First of all, this is completely not true. Fracking is for natural gas, not crude oil.

Second of all, of all the places they can do it - Moab is the last place I want them to do it.
 
H8ROADS said:
First of all, this is completely not true. Fracking is for natural gas, not crude oil.

Second of all, of all the places they can do it - Moab is the last place I want them to do it.
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That is not correct, Fracking is used to extract oil as well as natural gas. For example the fracking going on in North Dakota (the Bakken Formation) is for crude oil and in 2013 it provided 10% of our oil and they are pulling a million barrels of oil out a day currently.
 
H8ROADS said:
First of all, this is completely not true. Fracking is for natural gas, not crude oil.

Second of all, of all the places they can do it - Moab is the last place I want them to do it.
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Brother I work in the oil & gas industry and have consecutively drilled 200 oil wells that we set up to be fracked.

Fracking reduces the need to drill more wells by increasing the production of each individual well.

You should check out http://fracknation.com
 
With the cost of crude dropping into the $50's per barrel, fracking is going to be less profitable and less likely of an investment. If guess that most upstream producers are going to be cutting production to slow supply and drive the price of crude back up. I've heard that the break-even price to justify fracking is when crude is in the low $70's per barrel. That's come and gone. This is all over Texas and Houston news these days. I can't say for certain but I wouldn't be too worried about Moab until crude rises again
 
Linebacker said:
X2. Fracking has brought us sub $2 gal gas and is fueling (pardon the pun) a growing economy. I'd rather not pay $8 a gal to wheel Moab, so I'm willing to put up with some inconvenience.:twocents:
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Wait a second! I thought the lower prices and better economy was because Obama's genius was recreating a better world finally! :thinking:
 
Sorry, didn't mean to start a controversy. I like a pristine enviornment as much as the rest of us, but extracting energy always involves compromise and care. If we can't keep our sources of fuel affordable to the average person, we won't be wheelin' Moab. We'll be walking. I remember the "oil shortage" from the early 70's. What happened at the pump was pure BS and I don't want to see that again. My $2 worth. Anyway, enjoy the low prices while they last.:yup:
 
I got really cheap fuel today it was $1.37 a litre, this is the lowest it's been in 2 or 3 years, and pity the guys using diesel, I think it was $1.59 a litre. But hey we buy most of our oil of you guys and then the government stiffs us with a sorts of taxes.
And with Moab second to the Rubicon on the bucket list I hope it there for years to come so I will get a chance to see it
 
SmokinV10 said:
With the cost of crude dropping into the $50's per barrel, fracking is going to be less profitable and less likely of an investment. If guess that most upstream producers are going to be cutting production to slow supply and drive the price of crude back up. I've heard that the break-even price to justify fracking is when crude is in the low $70's per barrel. That's come and gone. This is all over Texas and Houston news these days. I can't say for certain but I wouldn't be too worried about Moab until crude rises again
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Fracking is a service that oil companies use to get better production out of an individual well. You are right that at current price levels there will be less fracking. but that hasn't anything to do with fracking but rather the amount of oil wells drilled. The total amount of oil exploration will reduce, that reduction is what will reduce the amount of fracking taking place.

Remember oil and gas exploration in and around the Moab area has been going on much longer than off reading has. The O&G companies know how to protect the area.
 
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