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Putting the information from the following articles together, it looks like a fracking well uses 5 million gallions of water over the life of the well. Sounds like a lot, but it is an average of only 1% of total water usage. Of course, the less water you have, the higher percentage is used for fracking. Lack of water, not water cost could be a future concern.

pretty good article http://theenergycollective.com/jess...ow-much-water-does-fracking-shale-gas-consume

1% usage http://www.what-is-fracking.com/hydraulic-fracturing-water-usage/

5 million gallons over the life of the well. http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Fracking_and_water_consumption

percentage usage of water for fracking is higher in Western US. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/02/s...rain-western-water-resources-study-finds.html

Just found this interview with Wilber Ross. At about the 2 minute mark, he states that it takes about 2 barrels of water to produce a barrel of oil.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100946625

Energy usage does not seem to be significant. I did a search and the only mention was diesel fuel to run the drilling rig.