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Minor earthquakes seen near Texas injection wells: study Chicago Tribune His study did not examine any possible link between earthquakes and hydraulic fracturing - commonly called fracking - where water, sand and chemicals are pumped underground at high pressure to break up rock formations that contain oil and natural gas. | ||||||||||||||||
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Blackpool rocked: how fracking triggers quakes Sydney Morning Herald The "fracking" process involves injecting large volumes of water and chemicals underground to bring methane to the surface. It has long been associated with causing small underground tremors and occasionally with earthquakes that are noticed on the ... | ||||||||||||||||
Fracking Earthquakes: Injection Practice Linked to Scores of Tremors LiveScience.com Earthquakes triggered by fluids injected deep underground, such as during the controversial practice of fracking, may be more common than previously thought, a new study suggests. Fluid injections into Earth are not uncommon. For instance, in hydraulic ... | ||||||||||||||||
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Human-Triggered Earthquakes Surprisingly Common Discovery News In fact, found a new study, small earthquakes are more common than expected near wells that are used for injecting waste fluids from fracking, as well as from other processes, including oil extraction and geothermal energy production. It's not the drilling into .. | ||||||||||||||||
How Fracking Disposal Wells Are Causing Earthquakes in Dallas-Fort Worth StateImpact Texas And a new study by a Univeristy of Texas seismologist says that the wells used to dispose of fracking waste water are responsible. What's more, there have been more than eight times as many earthquakes in the area than previously thought. The rapid ...
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Major Energy and Environmental News and Commentary affecting the Nuclear Industry.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
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