NEW YORK, July 31 (UPI) -- Oil and water don't mix, and that maxim is being borne out as U.S. farmers and oilmen say the ongoing drought has them competing for scarce water.
Oilmen need lots of water for hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, so oil and natural gas can be brought up from deep underground, reports CNN Money. The practice uses between 2 million and 12 million gallons of water per well.