Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) has tested a propane agent for oil and gas separation from shale wells in Colorado.

As a part of the move to reduce the large amounts of water used to extract oil and natural gas, Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) has tested propane as an agent for hydraulic fracturing of various shale gas wells in Colorado.

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) spokesman Russell Johnson said in an email, “This fall, Chevron tested the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as a fracturing agent in five natural gas wells in its Piceance Basin development in northwestern Colorado. We are now evaluating the test results to determine the potential usefulness of the technique.”

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