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An increase in magnitude 3.0 or greater earthquakes in Oklahoma has been linked to underground disposal of wastewater from oil and natural gas production.
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which since 2013 has asked wastewater-well owners to reduce disposal volumes in parts of the state, is requiring 37 wells in a 514 square mile area around the epicenter of the earthquake to shut down within seven to 10 days because of previous connections between the injection of wastewater and earthquakes.
When I read the headline, my first thought was fracking. But I don't know enough about the effects of fracking yet to discuss this issue. It makes sense that fracking will produce some kind of result, and I have heard that the result is some sort of earth movement.... that many claim is harmless. But the jury is still out. And yet fracking seems to be a NIMBY project. Wanted, but not close by.VEEERY interesting given they've only been recorded AFTER injecting fracking wastewater into the earth has become a common practice
Record-tying Oklahoma earthquake felt as far away as Arizona
An increase in magnitude 3.0 or greater earthquakes in Oklahoma has been linked to underground disposal of wastewater from oil and natural gas production.
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which since 2013 has asked wastewater-well owners to reduce disposal volumes in parts of the state, is requiring 37 wells in a 514 square mile area around the epicenter of the earthquake to shut down within seven to 10 days because of previous connections between the injection of wastewater and earthquakes.
Discuss.....
VEEERY interesting given they've only been recorded AFTER injecting fracking wastewater into the earth has become a common practice
Record-tying Oklahoma earthquake felt as far away as Arizona
An increase in magnitude 3.0 or greater earthquakes in Oklahoma has been linked to underground disposal of wastewater from oil and natural gas production.
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which since 2013 has asked wastewater-well owners to reduce disposal volumes in parts of the state, is requiring 37 wells in a 514 square mile area around the epicenter of the earthquake to shut down within seven to 10 days because of previous connections between the injection of wastewater and earthquakes.
Discuss.....
^ thatLOL It is not the rock that matters, it is the presence of faults and the amount of pressure on those faults. Inject liquid under pressure into those faults, and the rock will move, whether granite, limestone, or shale.
Maybe they just haven't gotten that far yet. The episode is just beginning.Why aren't there quakes at every fracking site then
And it was also preceded by quake swarms in the years before..given they've only been recorded AFTER injecting fracking wastewater
bs
5.5 in 1952
for example
Why aren't there quakes at every fracking site then
Inject a liquid under pressure into any material, and if there is a crack in that material, it will fill that crack, and also lubricate it. If there is pressure, compression in any direction, in that material, then that pressure is more likely to be relieved by movement in the material. If that material is in the crust of the earth, we call it an earthquake.
given they've only been recorded AFTER injecting fracking wastewater
bs
5.5 in 1952
for example
Now show on that same map all fracking opsInduced Earthquakes
Within the central and eastern United States, the number of earthquakes has increased dramatically over the past few years. Between the years 1973–2008, there was an average of 21 earthquakes of magnitude three and larger in the central and eastern United States. This rate jumped to an average of 99 M3+ earthquakes per year in 2009–2013, and the rate continues to rise. In 2014, alone, there were 659 M3 and larger earthquakes. Most of these earthquakes are in the magnitude 3–4 range, large enough to have been felt by many people, yet small enough to rarely cause damage. There were reports of damage from some of the larger events, including the M5.6 Prague, Oklahoma earthquake and the M5.3 Trinidad, Colorado earthquake.
Cumulative number of earthquakes with a magnitude of 3.0 or larger in the central and eastern United States, 1970–2016. The long-term rate of approximately 29 earthquakes per year increased sharply starting around 2009.
You people are so full of shit in denying the connection of fracking wastewater disposal to the earthquakes.
And it was also preceded by quake swarms in the years before..given they've only been recorded AFTER injecting fracking wastewater
bs
5.5 in 1952
for example
