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01-08-2015, 01:08 PM
Safe gas drilling:
Are Oil and Gas Industries Behind the Rare Texas Earthquakes?
Scientists probe injection wells, with possible ties to fracking, in search for cause.
A fracking operation in Forth Worth, Texas. Some residents worry that recent earthquakes in the area may have been caused by the injecting of fracking waste.
Published January 7, 2015
Updated Thursday 12:30 p.m. ET.
A rare series of earthquakes in northern Texas has residents asking if oil and gas activities are responsible for the shaking, which has left people rattled but did not cause significant damage or injuries.
A series of nine earthquakes ranging in magnitude from 1.6 to 3.6 shook the Dallas region over a period of less than 24 hours late Tuesday and early Wednesday. The shaking was felt in Dallas, Irving, and surrounding towns. Residents of those areas have flooded Twitter (http://twitchy.com/2015/01/06/mystery-solved-small-earthquake-in-texas-has-some-shaken-up-about-fracking/) with accusations that the quakes were caused by oil and gas activity.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/01/150107-texas-earthquakes-cause-injection-wells-fracking-science/
Are Oil and Gas Industries Behind the Rare Texas Earthquakes?
Scientists probe injection wells, with possible ties to fracking, in search for cause.
A fracking operation in Forth Worth, Texas. Some residents worry that recent earthquakes in the area may have been caused by the injecting of fracking waste.
Published January 7, 2015
Updated Thursday 12:30 p.m. ET.
A rare series of earthquakes in northern Texas has residents asking if oil and gas activities are responsible for the shaking, which has left people rattled but did not cause significant damage or injuries.
A series of nine earthquakes ranging in magnitude from 1.6 to 3.6 shook the Dallas region over a period of less than 24 hours late Tuesday and early Wednesday. The shaking was felt in Dallas, Irving, and surrounding towns. Residents of those areas have flooded Twitter (http://twitchy.com/2015/01/06/mystery-solved-small-earthquake-in-texas-has-some-shaken-up-about-fracking/) with accusations that the quakes were caused by oil and gas activity.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/01/150107-texas-earthquakes-cause-injection-wells-fracking-science/