Phoenix PetroCorp: Omissions of quantity data

Summary: FracFocus disclosures that omit fundamental quantity information undermine the integrity of the fracking chemical data. Open-FF (1) found that the operator Phoenix PetroCorp published 12 disclosures with quantity data missing for at least some records. We summarize those omissions here.

A chemical disclosure instrument such as FracFocus depends on accurate and complete data. Individual disclosures with poor or missing data can erode the trust of users for the entire system. FracFocus, unfortunately, has many disclosures with missing data. This post is part of Open-FF’s effort to improve FracFocus data integrity and to alert stakeholders to these data weaknesses.

Along with the identity of a chemical used in a fracking operation, the quantity is critical information. The range of material quantities reported in FracFocus stretches from less than one pound to over a million pounds. When quantity data is missing, a reader of a disclosure won’t be able to tell if, say, a hydrochloric acid record is for one pound or one million pounds – the difference between a small jar’s worth and many tanker trucks full.

Phoenix PetroCorp, Inc. omissions

We’ve found many such data omissions (2) in the disclosures of the operating company, Phoenix PetroCorp, Inc.. As of this date, we’ve found 12 disclosures with at least one omission, or 63.2% of all of the company’s disclosures (example). The following chart shows when those fracking jobs occurred and how many records were missing data.

Compared to other companies

More than half of all operators reporting to FracFocus had NO records with quantity omissions. In the following graph, each point is an operator. The companies without omissions are not on this graph. Just 25% of companies are above the horizontal line, and 25% to the right of the vertical line. Phoenix PetroCorp, Inc. is highlighted in orange. Clearly a small fraction of companies account for much of the lacking records and Phoenix PetroCorp, Inc. is part of that club.

Which states?

These flawed disclosures are for fracking jobs exclusively in Texas

Which chemicals?

The following table lists the materials for which quantity was omitted and how many records of Phoenix PetroCorp, Inc. were affected.

CASRN	Name	Molecular structure	Number of missing values
64742-47-8	Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated light	no image	12
75-91-2	tert-Butyl hydroperoxide		12
64742-95-6	Light aromatic solvent naphtha (petroleum)	no image	12
65-85-0	Benzoic acid		12
67-48-1	2-Hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethylethan-1-aminium chloride		12
67-56-1	Methanol		12
67-63-0	Isopropanol		12
68-12-2	N,N-Dimethylformamide		12
68002-97-1	Ethoxylated C10-16 alcohols	no image	12
68139-30-0	1-Propanaminium, N-(3-aminopropyl)-2-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-3-sulfo-, N-coco acyl derivs., inner salts	no image	12
68439-45-2	Alcohols, C6-12, ethoxylated	no image	12
68439-46-3	Alcohols, C9-11, ethoxylated	no image	12
68439-51-0	Alcohols, C12-14, ethoxylated propoxylated	no image	12
68607-28-3	Quaternary ammonium compounds, (oxydi-2,1-ethanediyl)bis[coco alkyldimethyl, dichlorides	no image	12
7447-40-7	Potassium chloride		12
7631-86-9	Silica		12
100-97-0	Methenamine		12
7647-01-0	Hydrochloric acid		12
7681-82-5	Sodium iodide		12
77-92-9	Citric acid		12
7727-37-9	Nitrogen		12
7727-54-0	Diammonium peroxydisulfate		12
7757-82-6	Sodium sulfate anhydrous		12
7772-99-8	Stannous chloride		12
7783-18-8	Ammonium thiosulfate		12
78330-19-5	Alcohols, C7-9-iso-, C8-rich, ethoxylated	no image	12
78330-20-8	Alcohols, C9-11-iso-, C10-rich, ethoxylated	no image	12
84133-50-6	Alcohols, C12-14-secondary, ethoxylated	no image	12
9000-30-0	alpha-D-Galactopyrano-beta-D-mannopyranan	no image	12
9003-35-4	Bakelite	no image	12
64742-94-5	Solvent naphtha, petroleum, heavy arom.	no image	12
91-20-3	Naphthalene		12
64-19-7	Acetic acid		12
64-18-6	Formic acid		12
10043-35-3	Boric acid (H3BO3)		12
10043-52-4	Calcium chloride		12
10124-31-9	Ammonium acid phosphate	no image	12
102-71-6	Triethanolamine		12
104-76-7	2-Ethyl-1-hexanol		12
111-30-8	Glutaraldehyde		12
111-76-2	2-Butoxyethanol		12
12125-02-9	Ammonium chloride		12
124-38-9	Carbon dioxide		12
1302-74-5	Corundum (Aluminum oxide)	no image	12
1302-76-7	Kyanite (Al2O(SiO4))	no image	12
1302-93-8	Mullite (Al6O5(SiO4)2)	no image	12
1310-73-2	Sodium hydroxide		12
1338-43-8	Sorbitan, mono-(9Z)-9-octadecenoate		12
55566-30-8	Tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium sulfate		12
5989-27-5	D-Limonene		12
14464-46-1	Cristobalite	no image	12
14808-60-7	Quartz (SiO2)	no image	12
16887-00-6	Chloride		12
25322-68-3	Polyethylene glycol		12
64-02-8	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid tetrasodium salt		12
50-00-0	Formaldehyde		12
141-43-5	Ethanolamine		12
63428-86-4	Polyethylene glycol hexyl ether sulfate, ammonium salt	no image	12
56-81-5	Glycerol		12
57-55-6	1,2-Propylene glycol		12
75-12-7	Formamide		1
8002-09-3	Pine oils	no image	1
107-19-7	Propargyl alcohol		1
26027-38-3	26-(4-Nonylphenoxy)-3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24-octaoxahexacosan-1-ol		1
100-44-7	Benzyl chloride		1

The numbers in this post reflect a FracFocus data set downloaded in January 2025. For more up-to-date statistics, visit this link.

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Endnotes

1. Open-FF is a public service project, independent of FracFocus, that aims to foster better understanding of chemical uses of the fracking industry by organizing and analyzing chemical disclosures of FracFocus. To see company-specific information about Phoenix PetroCorp, Inc., visit this page.
2. The values that are omitted are in the “PercentHFJob” data field which represents the percentage (by mass) of the total fracking fluid. This number is usually less that 1% but because the mass of the total fluid is enormous – often greater that 100 million pounds – the actual mass of the chemical component can be quite large.
3. The numbers in this post reflect a FracFocus data set downloaded in January 2025. For more up-to-date statistics, visit this link.
4. Title image credit: Becky Mansfield, modified by author
5. Chemical images credit: EPA Comptox