This statistic depicts the volume of wastewater produced by some of the largest U.S. oil producers in the Permian Basin in New Mexico and Texas in 2018. As of this time, ExxonMobil produced *** million barrels of wastewater per day. Fracking producers use a mix of water, sand, and chemicals to release oil and gas which produces massive volumes of briny water.
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Wall Street Journal. (August 22, 2018). Oil producers production of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing in the Permian Basin in the U.S. in 2018 (in million barrels per day) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/901230/wastewater-producers-from-fracking-in-the-permian-in-the-us/
Wall Street Journal. "Oil producers production of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing in the Permian Basin in the U.S. in 2018 (in million barrels per day)." Chart. August 22, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/901230/wastewater-producers-from-fracking-in-the-permian-in-the-us/
Wall Street Journal. (2018). Oil producers production of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing in the Permian Basin in the U.S. in 2018 (in million barrels per day). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/901230/wastewater-producers-from-fracking-in-the-permian-in-the-us/
Wall Street Journal. "Oil Producers Production of Wastewater from Hydraulic Fracturing in The Permian Basin in The U.S. in 2018 (in Million Barrels per Day)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 Aug 2018, /statistics/901230/wastewater-producers-from-fracking-in-the-permian-in-the-us/
Wall Street Journal, Oil producers production of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing in the Permian Basin in the U.S. in 2018 (in million barrels per day) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/901230/wastewater-producers-from-fracking-in-the-permian-in-the-us/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Oil producers production of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing in the Permian Basin in the U.S. in 2018 (in million barrels per day) [Graph], Wall Street Journal, August 22, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/901230/wastewater-producers-from-fracking-in-the-permian-in-the-us/
