7-Amat New Study Links Texas Quakes to Fracking Wells

New Study Links Texas Quakes to Fracking Wells

1. The phrases waste water injection and water from the formation's depth to sea level  support that injecting waste water from fracking is leading to earthquakes.

2. "recent upturn in seismicity in Oklahoma and Kansas commonly happens where injection occurs close to the crystalline basement, so we're getting lots of earthquakes in those places," support the idea that fracking causes earthquakes.

3. "the earthquake's epicenter determined that wastewater injection from shallow wells resulted in detectable ground uplift at distances up to 5 miles" and "By creating an impasse in the rock, the injection well forced the pore pressure downwards until it hit an ancient fault line" support the quote stated.

4. Putting it underground is the best way to get rid of contaminated waste water from fracking. "Wastewater injection wells handle a byproduct of fracking, which study co-author William Ellsworth compares to "ancient ocean water" in that it is "too salty and too contaminated with other chemicals to treat economically, so the only viable solution at present is to put it back underground" supports this.

5.  The author feels that fracking wells' earthquakes can cause heavy damage unless something is done to prevent it. "recent upturn in seismicity in Oklahoma and Kansas commonly happens where injection occurs close to the crystalline basement, so we're getting lots of earthquakes in those places."