Economics
Turning Bakken Oil Well Waste Water Into Clean Geothermal Power
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Oil fracking companies seeking to improve their image and pull in a little extra cash are turning their waste water into clean geothermal power.
For every barrel of oil produced from a well, there’s another seven of water, much of it boiling hot. Instead of letting it go to waste, some companies are planning to harness that heat to make electricity they can sell to the grid.