Accessing critical environmental data shouldn’t require navigating through dozens of sources and deciphering inconsistent formats.
FracTracker has developed powerful tools that bring scattered public information into standardized, searchable interfaces – making vital data accessible to everyone.
In this webinar and from FracTracker Alliance shared their latest data portals that put critical information in the hands of advocates. Whether you’re a researcher, advocate, journalist, or concerned citizen, you’ll walk away with the skills to find and use data that matters to your community.
Links
- FracTracker Launches Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Data Portals (our announcement post) https://www.fractracker.org/2025/08/oil-gas-petrochemical-data-portals/
- Data Resources (where people can access the tools) https://www.fractracker.org/data/
In this Webinar
- How to navigate the Oil & Gas Wells Portal with access to 5 million wells from standardized state data
- Techniques for searching and filtering the Petrochemical Portal’s 20+ datasets on industrial facilities
- Ways to analyze population impacts using our unique census block calculations for 1km, 2km, and 5km radius from facilities
- Practical methods for exporting and using demographic data showing who lives near industrial sites
- Strategies for staying current with monthly and quarterly data updates
Timestamps
- 00:00 Welcome and Introductions
- 00:49 Event Overview and Recording Information
- 02:04 Introduction to FracTracker and Presenters
- 03:38 Overview of FracTracker Portals
- 05:19 Introduction to Petrochemical Data Portal
- 15:49 Live Demonstration of Petrochemical Data Portal
- 23:36 Introduction to Oil and Gas Wells Data Portal
- 30:43 Live Demonstration of Oil and Gas Wells Data Portal
- 31:34 Categorizing Well Data
- 31:56 Navigating the Portal
- 32:31 Filtering and Viewing Well Data
- 33:39 Interacting with Well Data
- 37:25 User Questions and Feedback
- 38:47 Discussing Presidential Exemptions
- 41:50 Additional Features and Future Plans
- 49:04 Final Q&A and Closing Remarks