Texas Tribune: Call it hydraulic fracturing -- without the hydro.
In most hydraulic fracturing operations, several million gallons of water, together with sand and chemicals, get pumped down a hole to blast apart rock that encases oil or gas.
But with water increasingly scarce and expensive around Texas, a few companies have begun fracking with propane or other alternatives.
We dont use any water, said Eric Tudor, a Houston-based official with GasFrac, a Canadian company that fracks with propane gel...