California on Cusp of Fracking Boom Bigger than North Dakota
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California may be on the cusp of an oil fracking boom along its 1,750-square-mile Monterrey Shale Formation, which is potentially the richest shale oil reserve in the United States.
Earthquakes have disturbed the layers of shale rock that run under most of the western state, making fracking more challenging than in a region like North Dakota. But when the next cyclical El Niño brings the huge amounts of water necessary for fracking, California could experience an economic boom similar to North Dakota’s oil rush.
California state was the major producer of crude oil for many years before fracking was even devised. At the start of WWI, California oil was 40% of domestic supply. The oil boom there began in the late 1800’s. Early photographs of Los Angeles show hundreds of oil rigs. Even today, California is the third largest producer of oil and gas among the srates.