Hydraulic Fracturing – Computation

Summary

Four computational problems use real hydraulic fracturing data to have students calculate water use percentages, natural gas production totals, water-to-energy ratios, and energy output in British thermal units. All work must be shown, including unit conversions, making it useful as a graded assignment or in-class practice. A good fit for APES quantitative skills practice or a high school science or math integration lesson on energy data.