Confirmed: Fracking responsible for earthquakes in Oklahoma

[Vandalshandle]

I kind of miss the nuclear explosions that they used to set off in the Nevada test site back in the 1980's. The blinds would rattle from the 4th floor up in the building where I worked in Las Vegas. The state made a big point to explain to us that this was really GOOD for Nevada.....

Ahhhh, yes. YOUR federal government at work. They also said to the downwinders that nothing bad would happen to them when the fallout hit them. Yep....the FEDERAL government sure does have a great history of lying to its people. That's for sure.

Yeah. Thank God that private industry does lie to us about things like that! They just have little accidents here and there. I understand that in another 100 or so years, the water near the oil rigs off of Louisiana will no longer be rainbow colored! Of course, Galveston beach is so saturated with oil tar that I think we should just give up on that...

How many people has the Federal government harmed or killed in the last 75 years? Shall we start with the Tuskeegee syphilis experiments, and the Bay Area biological weapons wind patter testing that killed at least 10 people? I would hazard a guess that the Federal Government has been the cause of more deaths to the people of the US than business has.

...and this has what to do with private industry fracking?

 

[Mertex]

Confirmed? So not confirmed then. Got it. Why is everything man does so evil to you liberals? Why not release a virus to kill us horrible humans off so your precious mother earth might survive. You psycho nut job. Confirmed my ass.

Loonies like you is what makes the Republican party appear so uninformed. Yes, it has been confirmed.....read the article if you are able to read.

And, the last time I checked, it was right-wingers that were whining about all the evils.....baking cakes, delivering flowers. And, you idiot, you live in this "precious mother earth" too - and yeah, we want to protect it from idiots like you that would destroy it in a minute for immediate gratification.

So you are saying you are going to release a virus to kill all of us normal humans? That's pretty crazy man. You should rethink it.

Apparently you can't read. I don't have time to educate morons. So get someone else to explain my post to you.[/QUOTE]

 

[Vandalshandle]

Adios, boys and girls! behave! Time for my water volleyball!

 

[Mertex]

I suppose the people in Oklahoma are going to begin to care. And I wouldn't consider a 5.6 magnitude one so small that people can't even feel them. I bet if it was in your state, close to where you live, you might care.


The largest-ever recorded quake in Oklahoma was caused by the injection of wastewater, a byproduct of oil extraction, into the ground, new research confirms.

On Nov. 6, 2011, a series of earthquakes, including a 5.6-magnitude temblor, struck the rural town of Prague, about 37 miles (60 kilometers) east of Oklahoma City, crumbling homes in the area and damaging a federal highway. The quake could be felt as far away as Milwaukee.
Oil Extraction Causes Biggest Recorded Earthquake in Oklahoma

I've lived through several that were magnitude 7 or above. Homes that are built well have no problem with magnitude 6 or below. The issue is quakes do occur in the central US, but they are so uncommon that the building codes don't reflect their existence.

The New Madrid quakes back in 1812 (magnitude 8.2+) made the Mississippi river flow backwards for three days, and when another one of those hits it will lay waste to whichever region it hits.

You were lucky. I was in California during the 1994 earthquake and it was felt 60 miles north.....it was a tad over 6. I was up beyond Palmdale and it woke me up, our bed felt like it was swinging from side to side. It did a lot of damage in the area where it happened. I have a scrapbook on all the horrible damage that it caused. People were killed.

We have no guarantee that the quakes in Oklahoma will remain small. I'm sure the people in Oklahoma are rethinking this, as they were in denial for quite a while.

I was 400 yards from the epicenter of the Northridge quake staying with a friend when the quake hit. I quite literally woke up in midair. I was also present for the 1972 Sylmar quake (about a mile from the epicenter) and was living part time in the Bay Area when the Loma Prieta quake hit. Trust me. I probably have more experience with earthquakes than you ever will.

Trust me....you can continue to have all the experiences you want with them......I don't consider that something to brag about, especially if you happen to be in an apartment that gets flattened out. But, that still doesn't make you an expert on fracking and the fact that it causes earthquakes.

No, you're correct. However my PhD in geology from Caltech probably gives me more than a passing acquaintance with the issues involved.

I'm glad for you.

 

[Yurt]

I've lived through several that were magnitude 7 or above. Homes that are built well have no problem with magnitude 6 or below. The issue is quakes do occur in the central US, but they are so uncommon that the building codes don't reflect their existence.

The New Madrid quakes back in 1812 (magnitude 8.2+) made the Mississippi river flow backwards for three days, and when another one of those hits it will lay waste to whichever region it hits.

You were lucky. I was in California during the 1994 earthquake and it was felt 60 miles north.....it was a tad over 6. I was up beyond Palmdale and it woke me up, our bed felt like it was swinging from side to side. It did a lot of damage in the area where it happened. I have a scrapbook on all the horrible damage that it caused. People were killed.

We have no guarantee that the quakes in Oklahoma will remain small. I'm sure the people in Oklahoma are rethinking this, as they were in denial for quite a while.

I was 400 yards from the epicenter of the Northridge quake staying with a friend when the quake hit. I quite literally woke up in midair. I was also present for the 1972 Sylmar quake (about a mile from the epicenter) and was living part time in the Bay Area when the Loma Prieta quake hit. Trust me. I probably have more experience with earthquakes than you ever will.

Trust me....you can continue to have all the experiences you want with them......I don't consider that something to brag about, especially if you happen to be in an apartment that gets flattened out. But, that still doesn't make you an expert on fracking and the fact that it causes earthquakes.

again, you don't understand the issue. it is NOT the fracking, but the disposal. how is it you are so dumb?

Idiot....if there was no fracking there wouldn't be any need for disposal.....why are you so retarded?

if they could dispose elsewhere, there would be no earthquakes you idiot. that is like saying, if there were no cars there would be no smog. instead of getting rid of cars, you simply make the cars more environmental friendly.

i expect that will go over your head.

 

[westwall]

Who cares. Back in the 1970's we were actively theorizing about the possibility of using fracking to reduce the pressure building up along major fault lines. The theory being that inducing thousands and thousands of small quakes would relive the pressure on the fault lines thus preventing large quakes like just Occurred in Nepal.

These quakes are so small that most people can't even feel them. Those that are felt cause no damage to speak of.

I suppose the people in Oklahoma are going to begin to care. And I wouldn't consider a 5.6 magnitude one so small that people can't even feel them. I bet if it was in your state, close to where you live, you might care.


The largest-ever recorded quake in Oklahoma was caused by the injection of wastewater, a byproduct of oil extraction, into the ground, new research confirms.

On Nov. 6, 2011, a series of earthquakes, including a 5.6-magnitude temblor, struck the rural town of Prague, about 37 miles (60 kilometers) east of Oklahoma City, crumbling homes in the area and damaging a federal highway. The quake could be felt as far away as Milwaukee.
Oil Extraction Causes Biggest Recorded Earthquake in Oklahoma

I've lived through several that were magnitude 7 or above. Homes that are built well have no problem with magnitude 6 or below. The issue is quakes do occur in the central US, but they are so uncommon that the building codes don't reflect their existence.

The New Madrid quakes back in 1812 (magnitude 8.2+) made the Mississippi river flow backwards for three days, and when another one of those hits it will lay waste to whichever region it hits.

You were lucky. I was in California during the 1994 earthquake and it was felt 60 miles north.....it was a tad over 6. I was up beyond Palmdale and it woke me up, our bed felt like it was swinging from side to side. It did a lot of damage in the area where it happened. I have a scrapbook on all the horrible damage that it caused. People were killed.

We have no guarantee that the quakes in Oklahoma will remain small. I'm sure the people in Oklahoma are rethinking this, as they were in denial for quite a while.

I was 400 yards from the epicenter of the Northridge quake staying with a friend when the quake hit. I quite literally woke up in midair. I was also present for the 1972 Sylmar quake (about a mile from the epicenter) and was living part time in the Bay Area when the Loma Prieta quake hit. Trust me. I probably have more experience with earthquakes than you ever will.

wow, thank goodness you're here dear. Earthquakes are scary, but awesome at same time.... if you can appreciate it after you live though it.

I was in Burbank eating lunch with a friend at the Tommys on San Fernando Blvd when one of the aftershocks hit. I heard it coming and warned my friend who at the time was a LA County deputy sheriff, he told everyone to remain calm and then you could see the P wave approaching us. It was so cool. It's the only time I have ever seen the wave propagating through the ground and it was truly awesome.

Needless to say, the people looked at me funny (I can hear the subsonic rumble of quakes so I get a little bit of a warning, probably why I became a geologist, I have an affinity for it!) but thankd my friend for the warning.

 

[westwall]

You were lucky. I was in California during the 1994 earthquake and it was felt 60 miles north.....it was a tad over 6. I was up beyond Palmdale and it woke me up, our bed felt like it was swinging from side to side. It did a lot of damage in the area where it happened. I have a scrapbook on all the horrible damage that it caused. People were killed.

We have no guarantee that the quakes in Oklahoma will remain small. I'm sure the people in Oklahoma are rethinking this, as they were in denial for quite a while.

I was 400 yards from the epicenter of the Northridge quake staying with a friend when the quake hit. I quite literally woke up in midair. I was also present for the 1972 Sylmar quake (about a mile from the epicenter) and was living part time in the Bay Area when the Loma Prieta quake hit. Trust me. I probably have more experience with earthquakes than you ever will.

Trust me....you can continue to have all the experiences you want with them......I don't consider that something to brag about, especially if you happen to be in an apartment that gets flattened out. But, that still doesn't make you an expert on fracking and the fact that it causes earthquakes.

again, you don't understand the issue. it is NOT the fracking, but the disposal. how is it you are so dumb?

Idiot....if there was no fracking there wouldn't be any need for disposal.....why are you so retarded?

if they could dispose elsewhere, there would be no earthquakes you idiot. that is like saying, if there were no cars there would be no smog. instead of getting rid of cars, you simply make the cars more environmental friendly.

i expect that will go over your head.

Fracking also involves the injection of liquid into the strata to push the oil out. You are arguing a point that is not winnable. There is the initial injection, the oil and solution come to the surface, and the solution is re-injected into the hole. It's that simple.

 

[Yurt]

I was 400 yards from the epicenter of the Northridge quake staying with a friend when the quake hit. I quite literally woke up in midair. I was also present for the 1972 Sylmar quake (about a mile from the epicenter) and was living part time in the Bay Area when the Loma Prieta quake hit. Trust me. I probably have more experience with earthquakes than you ever will.

Trust me....you can continue to have all the experiences you want with them......I don't consider that something to brag about, especially if you happen to be in an apartment that gets flattened out. But, that still doesn't make you an expert on fracking and the fact that it causes earthquakes.

again, you don't understand the issue. it is NOT the fracking, but the disposal. how is it you are so dumb?

Idiot....if there was no fracking there wouldn't be any need for disposal.....why are you so retarded?

if they could dispose elsewhere, there would be no earthquakes you idiot. that is like saying, if there were no cars there would be no smog. instead of getting rid of cars, you simply make the cars more environmental friendly.

i expect that will go over your head.

Fracking also involves the injection of liquid into the strata to push the oil out. You are arguing a point that is not winnable. There is the initial injection, the oil and solution come to the surface, and the solution is re-injected into the hole. It's that simple.

i didn't say it, the scientist did.

 

[Stephanie]

I suppose the people in Oklahoma are going to begin to care. And I wouldn't consider a 5.6 magnitude one so small that people can't even feel them. I bet if it was in your state, close to where you live, you might care.


The largest-ever recorded quake in Oklahoma was caused by the injection of wastewater, a byproduct of oil extraction, into the ground, new research confirms.

On Nov. 6, 2011, a series of earthquakes, including a 5.6-magnitude temblor, struck the rural town of Prague, about 37 miles (60 kilometers) east of Oklahoma City, crumbling homes in the area and damaging a federal highway. The quake could be felt as far away as Milwaukee.
Oil Extraction Causes Biggest Recorded Earthquake in Oklahoma

I've lived through several that were magnitude 7 or above. Homes that are built well have no problem with magnitude 6 or below. The issue is quakes do occur in the central US, but they are so uncommon that the building codes don't reflect their existence.

The New Madrid quakes back in 1812 (magnitude 8.2+) made the Mississippi river flow backwards for three days, and when another one of those hits it will lay waste to whichever region it hits.

You were lucky. I was in California during the 1994 earthquake and it was felt 60 miles north.....it was a tad over 6. I was up beyond Palmdale and it woke me up, our bed felt like it was swinging from side to side. It did a lot of damage in the area where it happened. I have a scrapbook on all the horrible damage that it caused. People were killed.

We have no guarantee that the quakes in Oklahoma will remain small. I'm sure the people in Oklahoma are rethinking this, as they were in denial for quite a while.

I was 400 yards from the epicenter of the Northridge quake staying with a friend when the quake hit. I quite literally woke up in midair. I was also present for the 1972 Sylmar quake (about a mile from the epicenter) and was living part time in the Bay Area when the Loma Prieta quake hit. Trust me. I probably have more experience with earthquakes than you ever will.

wow, thank goodness you're here dear. Earthquakes are scary, but awesome at same time.... if you can appreciate it after you live though it.

I was in Burbank eating lunch with a friend at the Tommys on San Fernando Blvd when one of the aftershocks hit. I heard it coming and warned my friend who at the time was a LA County deputy sheriff, he told everyone to remain calm and then you could see the P wave approaching us. It was so cool. It's the only time I have ever seen the wave propagating through the ground and it was truly awesome.

Needless to say, the people looked at me funny (I can hear the subsonic rumble of quakes so I get a little bit of a warning, probably why I became a geologist, I have an affinity for it!) but thankd my friend for the warning.

I lived in Northern Cal had a couple small ones. Also worked at San Onofre Nuke plant. that one that hit there made us run out of buildings. and then moved up to Alaska. that state that has more earthquakes than any other. Most people don't even know that. usually a small shake a day sometimes

 

[Mertex]

You were lucky. I was in California during the 1994 earthquake and it was felt 60 miles north.....it was a tad over 6. I was up beyond Palmdale and it woke me up, our bed felt like it was swinging from side to side. It did a lot of damage in the area where it happened. I have a scrapbook on all the horrible damage that it caused. People were killed.

We have no guarantee that the quakes in Oklahoma will remain small. I'm sure the people in Oklahoma are rethinking this, as they were in denial for quite a while.

I was 400 yards from the epicenter of the Northridge quake staying with a friend when the quake hit. I quite literally woke up in midair. I was also present for the 1972 Sylmar quake (about a mile from the epicenter) and was living part time in the Bay Area when the Loma Prieta quake hit. Trust me. I probably have more experience with earthquakes than you ever will.

Trust me....you can continue to have all the experiences you want with them......I don't consider that something to brag about, especially if you happen to be in an apartment that gets flattened out. But, that still doesn't make you an expert on fracking and the fact that it causes earthquakes.

again, you don't understand the issue. it is NOT the fracking, but the disposal. how is it you are so dumb?

Idiot....if there was no fracking there wouldn't be any need for disposal.....why are you so retarded?

if they could dispose elsewhere, there would be no earthquakes you idiot. that is like saying, if there were no cars there would be no smog. instead of getting rid of cars, you simply make the cars more environmental friendly.

i expect that will go over your head.

The question is, where are they going to dispose these millions of gallons of toxic water?

Does that mean fracking is off the hook? Not really. Many of the fluid-injection wells studied by the Science researchers—in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Arkansas and Ohio—have been in operation much longer than shale gas and oil fracking has been active. But each shale gas well can produce several million gallons of wastewater, and in much of the country, that wastewater is disposed by being pumped into one of the more than 30,000 deep disposal wells around the country. As the oil and gas industry likes to point out, underground disposal wells are an accepted way to dispose of wastewater, and they’ve been used for decades. But as the shale gas and oil boom ramps up, the industry will be producing vast amounts of wastewater tainted with sometimes toxic fracking chemicals. It’s worrying to know that there is growing scientific evidence linking those fluid-injection wells to earthquakes—even if so far the quakes that have been linked to the wells have all been relatively minor.

And considering how money hungry these oil millionaires are, I doubt that they will be wanting to spend the money to dispose of it. The point being made is that it isn't going to be as easy to get support for the fracking......that requires disposing of water.....get it?

And companies are exploring ways to effectively recycle that wastewater, though the reuse is generally more expensive and more cumbersome than simply injecting it into the deep wells.
Deep Disposal Wells From Drilling Not Fracking Linked to Quakes TIME.com

 

[depotoo]

My understanding is Canada has been fracking since the 60's. Haven't 't noted they have had anymore than their usual history of earthquakes since that time.

 

[Esmeralda]

The speculation is over, and revealing e-mails disclose that oil and gas millionaire
Harold Hamm has been trying to keep the fact that fracking may be responsible, under wraps.

Is it worth it?




Confirmed: Oklahoma Earthquakes Caused By Fracking
Despite the enormous increase in earthquakes in Oklahoma that started at the same time as heavy fracking began there—with the number of earthquakes over 3.0 magnitude skyrocketing from an average of less than two a year to 585 last year—the state has been in official denial about the cause.

Now the state has not only admitted that the injection into deep underground wells of fluid byproducts from drilling operations is behind the quakes, but it put up a website titledEarthquakes in Oklahoma that is a “one-stop source for information on earthquakes in Oklahoma.” The site includes an interactive map that displays the dramatic change not only in the number of earthquakes but in their distribution. Instead of a scattering around the state, they’re clustered heavily in areas where drilling operations are disposing of fracking wastewater.

The new website says, in a post dated April 21, “The Oklahoma Geological Survey announced today the majority of recent earthquakes in central and north-central Oklahoma are likely triggered by the injection of produced water in disposal wells.”
Confirmed Oklahoma Earthquakes Caused By Fracking EcoWatch


Hillary Clinton’s emails aren’t the only ones making news, at least not in Oklahoma. A trove of emails were released by the Oklahoma Geological Survey (OGS), which regulates the state’s oil and gas industries, in response to public records requests from news outlets such as Bloombergand EnergyWire. They appear to reveal that oil and gas billionaire Harold Hamm, known as the founding father of the U.S. fracking boom, inserted himself into the conversation about whether fracking was causing a dramatic upsurge in earthquakes in the state.


“Holland had been studying possible links between a rise in seismic activity in Oklahoma and the rapid increase in oil and gas production, the state’s largest industry,” wrote Bloomberg reporters Benjamin Elgin and Matthew Phillips. “Hamm requested that Holland be careful when publicly discussing the possible connection between oil and gas operations and a big jump in the number of earthquakes, which geological researchers were increasingly tying to the underground disposal of oil and gas wastewater, a byproduct of the fracking boom that Continental has helped pioneer.”

“It was just a little bit intimidating,” said Holland. When he emailed a colleague that he had been summoned to have “coffee” with Boren and Hamm, she replied, “Gosh, I guess that’s better than having Kool-Aid with them. I guess.”


Oil and Gas Billionaire Pressured Oklahoma Scientist to Ignore Fracking-Earthquake Link EcoWatch

Who cares. Back in the 1970's we were actively theorizing about the possibility of using fracking to reduce the pressure building up along major fault lines. The theory being that inducing thousands and thousands of small quakes would relive the pressure on the fault lines thus preventing large quakes like just Occurred in Nepal.

These quakes are so small that most people can't even feel them. Those that are felt cause no damage to speak of.

People can't feel them, really? I have a friend in Oklahoma who feels them. You don't know what you are talking about, and you are speaking for others when you are in no position to do so.

Yes, most people can't feel them. A magnitude 3.0 is detectable by someone laying in their bed and with no music on. A 3.5 can be detected by someone sitting down but most would think it a large truck passing by. The majority of quakes generated by fracking are 3.5 or less.

Blah, blah, blah...yada, yada, yada...You don't live there. You can't speak for others. You do not know what people feel or not. Grow up.

Oh piss off you silly little twerp. I presented you with facts. Facts that any geologist will confirm. The issue you have is they interfere with your irrational hatred of anything having to do with fracking, your unwillingness to learn even the basics of what's going on and your, reliance on juvenile emotion to color your arguments.

I suggest you do some growing up sweetie.

look who is calling someone else a twerp lol

 

[westwall]

Trust me....you can continue to have all the experiences you want with them......I don't consider that something to brag about, especially if you happen to be in an apartment that gets flattened out. But, that still doesn't make you an expert on fracking and the fact that it causes earthquakes.

again, you don't understand the issue. it is NOT the fracking, but the disposal. how is it you are so dumb?

Idiot....if there was no fracking there wouldn't be any need for disposal.....why are you so retarded?

if they could dispose elsewhere, there would be no earthquakes you idiot. that is like saying, if there were no cars there would be no smog. instead of getting rid of cars, you simply make the cars more environmental friendly.

i expect that will go over your head.

Fracking also involves the injection of liquid into the strata to push the oil out. You are arguing a point that is not winnable. There is the initial injection, the oil and solution come to the surface, and the solution is re-injected into the hole. It's that simple.

i didn't say it, the scientist did.

Then they are either lying, or you misread it.

 

[westwall]

I've lived through several that were magnitude 7 or above. Homes that are built well have no problem with magnitude 6 or below. The issue is quakes do occur in the central US, but they are so uncommon that the building codes don't reflect their existence.

The New Madrid quakes back in 1812 (magnitude 8.2+) made the Mississippi river flow backwards for three days, and when another one of those hits it will lay waste to whichever region it hits.

You were lucky. I was in California during the 1994 earthquake and it was felt 60 miles north.....it was a tad over 6. I was up beyond Palmdale and it woke me up, our bed felt like it was swinging from side to side. It did a lot of damage in the area where it happened. I have a scrapbook on all the horrible damage that it caused. People were killed.

We have no guarantee that the quakes in Oklahoma will remain small. I'm sure the people in Oklahoma are rethinking this, as they were in denial for quite a while.

I was 400 yards from the epicenter of the Northridge quake staying with a friend when the quake hit. I quite literally woke up in midair. I was also present for the 1972 Sylmar quake (about a mile from the epicenter) and was living part time in the Bay Area when the Loma Prieta quake hit. Trust me. I probably have more experience with earthquakes than you ever will.

wow, thank goodness you're here dear. Earthquakes are scary, but awesome at same time.... if you can appreciate it after you live though it.

I was in Burbank eating lunch with a friend at the Tommys on San Fernando Blvd when one of the aftershocks hit. I heard it coming and warned my friend who at the time was a LA County deputy sheriff, he told everyone to remain calm and then you could see the P wave approaching us. It was so cool. It's the only time I have ever seen the wave propagating through the ground and it was truly awesome.

Needless to say, the people looked at me funny (I can hear the subsonic rumble of quakes so I get a little bit of a warning, probably why I became a geologist, I have an affinity for it!) but thankd my friend for the warning.

I lived in Northern Cal had a couple small ones. Also worked at San Onofre Nuke plant. that one that hit there made us run out of buildings. and then moved up to Alaska. that state that has more earthquakes than any other. Most people don't even know that. usually a small shake a day sometimes

California enjoys 50 earthquakes a day on average. Alaska experiences more because it is so damned huge!

 

[Meathead]

Hey everyone

Walking across the street MIGHT get you killed. so knock it off. fly instead..

What an idiot. I guess if it happened where you live you might be singing a different tune....or not, you're too ignorant to know any better.

I waas talking about your idiocy.

 

[Pop23]

Hey everyone

Walking across the street MIGHT get you killed. so knock it off. fly instead..

What an idiot. I guess if it happened where you live you might be singing a different tune....or not, you're too ignorant to know any better.

Listen up dear. I lived in Alaska for 15 years. the State that has the MOST earthquakes of even California. Went thought a 7.9 earthquake OMG and lived.


YOU?

Sorry to say......

She did, but in a brain dead state.

Don't project your condition on others......

Obviously you can't refute the topic so instead you make snarky remarks.......pity you.

Quit talking until you are no longer comatose!

That's just weird.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

The speculation is over, and revealing e-mails disclose that oil and gas millionaire
Harold Hamm has been trying to keep the fact that fracking may be responsible, under wraps.

Is it worth it?




Confirmed: Oklahoma Earthquakes Caused By Fracking
Despite the enormous increase in earthquakes in Oklahoma that started at the same time as heavy fracking began there—with the number of earthquakes over 3.0 magnitude skyrocketing from an average of less than two a year to 585 last year—the state has been in official denial about the cause.

Now the state has not only admitted that the injection into deep underground wells of fluid byproducts from drilling operations is behind the quakes, but it put up a website titledEarthquakes in Oklahoma that is a “one-stop source for information on earthquakes in Oklahoma.” The site includes an interactive map that displays the dramatic change not only in the number of earthquakes but in their distribution. Instead of a scattering around the state, they’re clustered heavily in areas where drilling operations are disposing of fracking wastewater.

The new website says, in a post dated April 21, “The Oklahoma Geological Survey announced today the majority of recent earthquakes in central and north-central Oklahoma are likely triggered by the injection of produced water in disposal wells.”
Confirmed Oklahoma Earthquakes Caused By Fracking EcoWatch


Hillary Clinton’s emails aren’t the only ones making news, at least not in Oklahoma. A trove of emails were released by the Oklahoma Geological Survey (OGS), which regulates the state’s oil and gas industries, in response to public records requests from news outlets such as Bloombergand EnergyWire. They appear to reveal that oil and gas billionaire Harold Hamm, known as the founding father of the U.S. fracking boom, inserted himself into the conversation about whether fracking was causing a dramatic upsurge in earthquakes in the state.


“Holland had been studying possible links between a rise in seismic activity in Oklahoma and the rapid increase in oil and gas production, the state’s largest industry,” wrote Bloomberg reporters Benjamin Elgin and Matthew Phillips. “Hamm requested that Holland be careful when publicly discussing the possible connection between oil and gas operations and a big jump in the number of earthquakes, which geological researchers were increasingly tying to the underground disposal of oil and gas wastewater, a byproduct of the fracking boom that Continental has helped pioneer.”

“It was just a little bit intimidating,” said Holland. When he emailed a colleague that he had been summoned to have “coffee” with Boren and Hamm, she replied, “Gosh, I guess that’s better than having Kool-Aid with them. I guess.”


Oil and Gas Billionaire Pressured Oklahoma Scientist to Ignore Fracking-Earthquake Link EcoWatch

You should have waited to make your claim, Oklahoma earth quakes are due to putting water into wells not fracking. It seems that once the process is done the owners pump water back into the wells to store it rather then some other method. Was announced about a week ago.

 

[westwall]

I was 400 yards from the epicenter of the Northridge quake staying with a friend when the quake hit. I quite literally woke up in midair. I was also present for the 1972 Sylmar quake (about a mile from the epicenter) and was living part time in the Bay Area when the Loma Prieta quake hit. Trust me. I probably have more experience with earthquakes than you ever will.

Trust me....you can continue to have all the experiences you want with them......I don't consider that something to brag about, especially if you happen to be in an apartment that gets flattened out. But, that still doesn't make you an expert on fracking and the fact that it causes earthquakes.

again, you don't understand the issue. it is NOT the fracking, but the disposal. how is it you are so dumb?

Idiot....if there was no fracking there wouldn't be any need for disposal.....why are you so retarded?

if they could dispose elsewhere, there would be no earthquakes you idiot. that is like saying, if there were no cars there would be no smog. instead of getting rid of cars, you simply make the cars more environmental friendly.

i expect that will go over your head.

The question is, where are they going to dispose these millions of gallons of toxic water?

Does that mean fracking is off the hook? Not really. Many of the fluid-injection wells studied by the Science researchers—in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Arkansas and Ohio—have been in operation much longer than shale gas and oil fracking has been active. But each shale gas well can produce several million gallons of wastewater, and in much of the country, that wastewater is disposed by being pumped into one of the more than 30,000 deep disposal wells around the country. As the oil and gas industry likes to point out, underground disposal wells are an accepted way to dispose of wastewater, and they’ve been used for decades. But as the shale gas and oil boom ramps up, the industry will be producing vast amounts of wastewater tainted with sometimes toxic fracking chemicals. It’s worrying to know that there is growing scientific evidence linking those fluid-injection wells to earthquakes—even if so far the quakes that have been linked to the wells have all been relatively minor.

And considering how money hungry these oil millionaires are, I doubt that they will be wanting to spend the money to dispose of it. The point being made is that it isn't going to be as easy to get support for the fracking......that requires disposing of water.....get it?

And companies are exploring ways to effectively recycle that wastewater, though the reuse is generally more expensive and more cumbersome than simply injecting it into the deep wells.
Deep Disposal Wells From Drilling Not Fracking Linked to Quakes TIME.com

And, yet again...who cares. Something that is always overlooked is those toxic materials CAME from underground. Returning them to from whence they came is smart. Also the way water tables work they are FAR deeper than any aquifer that is used by people.

 

[Derideo_Te]

Trust me....you can continue to have all the experiences you want with them......I don't consider that something to brag about, especially if you happen to be in an apartment that gets flattened out. But, that still doesn't make you an expert on fracking and the fact that it causes earthquakes.

again, you don't understand the issue. it is NOT the fracking, but the disposal. how is it you are so dumb?

Idiot....if there was no fracking there wouldn't be any need for disposal.....why are you so retarded?

if they could dispose elsewhere, there would be no earthquakes you idiot. that is like saying, if there were no cars there would be no smog. instead of getting rid of cars, you simply make the cars more environmental friendly.

i expect that will go over your head.

The question is, where are they going to dispose these millions of gallons of toxic water?

Does that mean fracking is off the hook? Not really. Many of the fluid-injection wells studied by the Science researchers—in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Arkansas and Ohio—have been in operation much longer than shale gas and oil fracking has been active. But each shale gas well can produce several million gallons of wastewater, and in much of the country, that wastewater is disposed by being pumped into one of the more than 30,000 deep disposal wells around the country. As the oil and gas industry likes to point out, underground disposal wells are an accepted way to dispose of wastewater, and they’ve been used for decades. But as the shale gas and oil boom ramps up, the industry will be producing vast amounts of wastewater tainted with sometimes toxic fracking chemicals. It’s worrying to know that there is growing scientific evidence linking those fluid-injection wells to earthquakes—even if so far the quakes that have been linked to the wells have all been relatively minor.

And considering how money hungry these oil millionaires are, I doubt that they will be wanting to spend the money to dispose of it. The point being made is that it isn't going to be as easy to get support for the fracking......that requires disposing of water.....get it?

And companies are exploring ways to effectively recycle that wastewater, though the reuse is generally more expensive and more cumbersome than simply injecting it into the deep wells.
Deep Disposal Wells From Drilling Not Fracking Linked to Quakes TIME.com

And, yet again...who cares. Something that is always overlooked is those toxic materials CAME from underground. Returning them to from whence they came is smart. Also the way water tables work they are FAR deeper than any aquifer that is used by people.

Except that they are drilling THROUGH the aquifer used by people and pumping the oil and the waste water THROUGH the aquifer.

How do they do that without contaminating the aquifer?

 

[westwall]

Who cares. Back in the 1970's we were actively theorizing about the possibility of using fracking to reduce the pressure building up along major fault lines. The theory being that inducing thousands and thousands of small quakes would relive the pressure on the fault lines thus preventing large quakes like just Occurred in Nepal.

These quakes are so small that most people can't even feel them. Those that are felt cause no damage to speak of.

People can't feel them, really? I have a friend in Oklahoma who feels them. You don't know what you are talking about, and you are speaking for others when you are in no position to do so.

Yes, most people can't feel them. A magnitude 3.0 is detectable by someone laying in their bed and with no music on. A 3.5 can be detected by someone sitting down but most would think it a large truck passing by. The majority of quakes generated by fracking are 3.5 or less.

Blah, blah, blah...yada, yada, yada...You don't live there. You can't speak for others. You do not know what people feel or not. Grow up.

Oh piss off you silly little twerp. I presented you with facts. Facts that any geologist will confirm. The issue you have is they interfere with your irrational hatred of anything having to do with fracking, your unwillingness to learn even the basics of what's going on and your, reliance on juvenile emotion to color your arguments.

I suggest you do some growing up sweetie.

look who is calling someone else a twerp lol

again, you don't understand the issue. it is NOT the fracking, but the disposal. how is it you are so dumb?

Idiot....if there was no fracking there wouldn't be any need for disposal.....why are you so retarded?

if they could dispose elsewhere, there would be no earthquakes you idiot. that is like saying, if there were no cars there would be no smog. instead of getting rid of cars, you simply make the cars more environmental friendly.

i expect that will go over your head.

The question is, where are they going to dispose these millions of gallons of toxic water?

Does that mean fracking is off the hook? Not really. Many of the fluid-injection wells studied by the Science researchers—in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Arkansas and Ohio—have been in operation much longer than shale gas and oil fracking has been active. But each shale gas well can produce several million gallons of wastewater, and in much of the country, that wastewater is disposed by being pumped into one of the more than 30,000 deep disposal wells around the country. As the oil and gas industry likes to point out, underground disposal wells are an accepted way to dispose of wastewater, and they’ve been used for decades. But as the shale gas and oil boom ramps up, the industry will be producing vast amounts of wastewater tainted with sometimes toxic fracking chemicals. It’s worrying to know that there is growing scientific evidence linking those fluid-injection wells to earthquakes—even if so far the quakes that have been linked to the wells have all been relatively minor.

And considering how money hungry these oil millionaires are, I doubt that they will be wanting to spend the money to dispose of it. The point being made is that it isn't going to be as easy to get support for the fracking......that requires disposing of water.....get it?

And companies are exploring ways to effectively recycle that wastewater, though the reuse is generally more expensive and more cumbersome than simply injecting it into the deep wells.
Deep Disposal Wells From Drilling Not Fracking Linked to Quakes TIME.com

And, yet again...who cares. Something that is always overlooked is those toxic materials CAME from underground. Returning them to from whence they came is smart. Also the way water tables work they are FAR deeper than any aquifer that is used by people.

Except that they are drilling THROUGH the aquifer used by people and pumping the oil and the waste water THROUGH the aquifer.

How do they do that without contaminating the aquifer?

And they have drill pipe casings that are made of steel that are impermeable. The joints are specially made so that nothing can escape them. You DO understand that don't you? There is no contact with the aquifer after the drill goes through it. The casings are left in place even after the wells are abandoned and they prevent any contact.