Stronger ‘Frackquakes’ Are On The Way, Scientists Warn

[rdean]

Scientists Warn - GOP laughs when they see that.

For the GOP, science is a godless faith that must be ignored.

 

[Mr. H.]

Scientists Warn - GOP laughs when they see that.

For the GOP, science is a godless faith that must be ignored.

Why do you ignore the science behind high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing?

It is what brought us the lowest carbon emissions in 20 years.

 

[westwall]

Scientists Warn - GOP laughs when they see that.

For the GOP, science is a godless faith that must be ignored.

Derp the twerp is blabbering again I see.

 

[Old Rocks]

Lots of little quakes prevent big ones from occurring.

Damn. And you fucking claim to be a Phd geologist. Unbelievable!

For every step up on the Richter scale, there is 32 times more energy released. That means to release the same amount of energy as a Magnitude 7 quake, you would have to have 1,048,576 Magnitude 3 quakes. Or 33,554,432 Magnitude 2 quakes. Or 32, 768 Magnitude 4 quakes.

How do scientists measure earthquakes?

EXACTLY! Can't you read?

So, you think that having over a million 3 mag quakes will happen? Even in the worst areas, they are counting that magnitude of quakes in hundreds per year, hardly make a dent in the energy of a large quake.

Really, lubricating a fault that is ready for a much larger quake than those presently being seen is a very strong possibility.

 

[RKMBrown]

Stronger ‘Frackquakes’ Are On The Way, Scientists Warn

Stronger 'Frackquakes' Are On The Way, Scientists Warn | ThinkProgress

The man-made earthquakes that have been shaking up the southern United States only stand to get stronger and more dangerous as the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, increases, scientists warned at a Thursday conference.

According to multiple reports, scientists attending the Seismological Society of America annual meeting agreed that fracking can change the state of stress on existing faults to the point of failure, causing earthquakes. That stress is generally not caused by fuel extraction itself, but by a process called “wastewater injection,” where companies take the leftover water used to frack wells and inject it deep into the ground.

Though it was previously believed that the man-made earthquakes could not exceed a 5.0 magnitude, many now say that larger quakes could become the norm as more and more water is stored underground.

“I think ultimately, as fluids propagate and cover a larger space, the likelihood that it could find a larger fault and generate larger seismic events goes up,” Western University earth sciences professor Gail Atkinson reportedly said at the meeting.

Because of this and other warnings, the U.S. government also announced on Thursday that it would begin to track the risks that these so-called “frackquakes” pose, and start including them on official maps that help influence building codes.

retard

 

[Old Rocks]

Stronger ‘Frackquakes’ Are On The Way, Scientists Warn

Stronger 'Frackquakes' Are On The Way, Scientists Warn | ThinkProgress

The man-made earthquakes that have been shaking up the southern United States only stand to get stronger and more dangerous as the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, increases, scientists warned at a Thursday conference.

According to multiple reports, scientists attending the Seismological Society of America annual meeting agreed that fracking can change the state of stress on existing faults to the point of failure, causing earthquakes. That stress is generally not caused by fuel extraction itself, but by a process called “wastewater injection,” where companies take the leftover water used to frack wells and inject it deep into the ground.

Though it was previously believed that the man-made earthquakes could not exceed a 5.0 magnitude, many now say that larger quakes could become the norm as more and more water is stored underground.

“I think ultimately, as fluids propagate and cover a larger space, the likelihood that it could find a larger fault and generate larger seismic events goes up,” Western University earth sciences professor Gail Atkinson reportedly said at the meeting.

Because of this and other warnings, the U.S. government also announced on Thursday that it would begin to track the risks that these so-called “frackquakes” pose, and start including them on official maps that help influence building codes.

retard

OK, dumb fuck, what makes you say that? Or are you just too fucking dumb to even begin to back your position?

 

[westwall]

Damn. And you fucking claim to be a Phd geologist. Unbelievable!

For every step up on the Richter scale, there is 32 times more energy released. That means to release the same amount of energy as a Magnitude 7 quake, you would have to have 1,048,576 Magnitude 3 quakes. Or 33,554,432 Magnitude 2 quakes. Or 32, 768 Magnitude 4 quakes.

How do scientists measure earthquakes?

EXACTLY! Can't you read?

So, you think that having over a million 3 mag quakes will happen? Even in the worst areas, they are counting that magnitude of quakes in hundreds per year, hardly make a dent in the energy of a large quake.

Really, lubricating a fault that is ready for a much larger quake than those presently being seen is a very strong possibility.

No, I'm hoping for a few thousand 4.5s a year. Small enough to be no issue and large enough to relieve the pressure. Geologists have been talking about that for over 40 years. Where the hell have you been?

 

[Old Rocks]

Really? A few thousand 4.5s. Insane. Completely insane. That would cause major damage in the immediate area of the quakes.

 

[RKMBrown]

Stronger ‘Frackquakes’ Are On The Way, Scientists Warn

Stronger 'Frackquakes' Are On The Way, Scientists Warn | ThinkProgress

retard

OK, dumb fuck, what makes you say that? Or are you just too fucking dumb to even begin to back your position?

You having sex with the retard? Water causes earth quakes.. ROFL

 

[westwall]

Really? A few thousand 4.5s. Insane. Completely insane. That would cause major damage in the immediate area of the quakes.

No it wouldn't you moron. A 4.5 is nothing. Worst case scenario you break a few glasses.
AND THAT is rare!..

 

[Old Rocks]

Whack something with small hammer once or twice, little to no damage, whack it a few thousand times, and you have real damage.

 

[d_tyler]

FRACKING!!! Damn! How can such a cool word be so harmful?!?!

It's just fun to say.... FRACKING. Oh well, like the scientist said, "There will either be an increase or decrease in quakes..." So at least we know what to expect, right?

 

[westwall]

Whack something with small hammer once or twice, little to no damage, whack it a few thousand times, and you have real damage.

Oh please. Most people would barely notice a 4.5. the building would have to be poorly built on quaternary alluvium for any damage to occur.

 

[Old Rocks]

Whack something with small hammer once or twice, little to no damage, whack it a few thousand times, and you have real damage.

Oh please. Most people would barely notice a 4.5. the building would have to be poorly built on quaternary alluvium for any damage to occur.

Geologic units containing alluvium

Alluvium (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Holocene)
CIMARRON- Clay, silt, sand, and gravel 0 to 100 feet thick. TEXAS- Sand, silt, clay, and gravel located in valleys of principal streams. Thickness not known but may exceed 100 feet in North Canadian River valley and may be 50 to 100 feet in lower parts of valleys of Coldwater and Palo Duro Creeks BEAVER - Sand, gravel, silt, and clay in discontinuous lenses along courses of larger streams. 0-50 feet thick
Alluvium (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Holocene)
WOODWARD- Lenticular and interfingering deposits of gravel, sand, silt, and clay. Generally light-tan to gray. Thickness along major streams ranges up to 100 feet and probably averages 40 feet; along minor streams the thickness ranges up to 45 feet and probably averages 20 feet. ENID- Sand, silt, clay, and locally gravel. Maximum thickness ranges from 30 to 80 feet (9 to 24 m) along major streams and from 0 to 60 feet (0 to 18 m) along minor streams. TULSA- Gravel, sand, silt, and clay. TULSA- Gravel, sand, silt, and clay. OKLAHOMA CITY- Sand, silt, clay, and lenticular beds of gravel. Thickness ranges from about 30 to 100 feet and probably averages about 50 feet along major streams. Along minor streams, thickness ranges from a few feet to about 50 feet and probably averages about 25 feet. LAWTON- Sand, clay, and gravel as much as 50 feet (15 m) thick; Shown only along major streams and tributaries . ARDMORE-SHERMAN- Gravel, sand, silt, and clay, including low terraces; thickness, about 25 to 100 feet. McALESTER TEXARKANA- Gravel, sand, silt, and clay, including low terraces about 30 feet above channels; thickness, about 50 feet along Little River and 110 feet along Red River

Now where in Oklahoma would one find poorly built buildings?