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Study: Earthquakes near oil fields could persist long after drilling stops
This National Geographic article discusses how earthquakes near oil fields could persist long after drilling stops. The dense, salty water produced as a byproduct of oil and gas operations can stress fault lines even when operations cease, new research shows. Water left over from oil and natural gas production […]
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Alberta Imposes New Fracking Restrictions Near Dam after Quakes
This article discusses new fracking restrictions imposed in Alberta, as a result of earthquakes near a dam. Restrictions come as industry-related tremors have rattled nerves and raised concerns.
In a significant development, the Alberta Energy Regulator has acknowledged that hydraulic fracturing operations can impose high risks to critical infrastructure such as […]
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Fracking and Earthquakes in England
This article discusses the earthquakes occurring in Great Britain as a result of resumed fracking activities.
Fracking was brought to a halt on Tuesday after seismic activity was detected at a site in Lancashire.
The temporary pause came just over a week after the process began at the Preston New Road site, the first […]
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Study: Injection wells can induce earthquakes miles away from the well
This article discusses a study that shows that fracking injection wells can induce earthquakes miles away from the well. Study finds injecting fluid into sedimentary rock can produce bigger, more distant earthquakes than injecting into the underlying basement rock. A study of earthquakes induced by injecting fluids deep underground […]
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USGS: Small earthquake detected in Louisa
This article discusses a recent earthquake in Louisa County, near the Lake Anna Nuclear Power Plant.
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Study: More earthquakes, more anxiety in Oklahoma
This article discusses how the increased number of earthquakes is having a detrimental impact on the mental health of people living in Oklahoma. Oklahomans’ Google searches for anxiety increase following earthquakes, according to a new study.Oklahoma isn’t an earthquake-prone area, naturally. However, over the past decade, there’s been a sharp increase […]
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When Mountains Fall into the Sea – Melting Glaciers
This article discusses the impact of melting glaciers on land masses. As glaciers melt, unstable slopes are being exposed and are on the precipice of collapse.
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Study: Radar images show large swath of West Texas oil patch is heaving and sinking at alarming rates
This article discusses how Texas is rapidly becoming more susceptible to earthquakes and sink holes because of fracking.
Analysis indicates decades of oil production activity have destabilized localities in an area of about 4,000 square miles populated by small towns, roadways and a vast network of oil and gas pipelines […]
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Study: Oklahoma’s earthquakes related to wastewater injection depth
Human-made earthquakes in Oklahoma are strongly linked to the depth at which wastewater from the oil and gas industry are injected into the ground, according to a new study, led by researchers from the university of Bristol. There has been an approximately 800-fold increase in the annual number of earthquakes […]
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Volume of fracking fluid pumped underground tied to Canada quakes
Fracking wells should not go to 11. Instead, turning down the volume — that is, of water pumped underground to help retrieve oil and gas — may reduce the number of earthquakes related to hydraulic fracturing.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/volume-fracking-fluid-pumped-underground-tied-canada-quakes
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