Tag: Earthquakes
Stanford unveils new software to reduce risk of induced seismicity
Despite all recent alarmist headlines, risk of induced seismicity is small, rare and manageable By Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth Just a day after the United States Geological Survey (USGS) released a report that finds a 50 percent reduction in the number of U.S. citizens who live in areas with the potential for induced seismicity since 2016, a […]
USGS report finds 50% decline in induced seismicity risk
Industry invested more than $50 million to reduce earthquake risks since March 2015 By Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has just released its second-ever report forecasting both natural and induced seismicity potential throughout the United States. Notably, the report finds a 50 percent reduction in the number of Americans living in an […]
More Oklahoma earthquakes linked to wastewater wells in 2017 – USGS
Oklahoma earthquakes induced by industry reduced in 2016, but largest quake recorded last year Some areas in southern Kansas and Oklahoma are likely to experience damaging earthquakes due to oil industry activity in 2017, according to the United States Geological Survey. The USGS has created maps that identify ground-shaking hazards in 2017 caused by human […]
Oklahoma regulator issues new directive to curb quakes
Oklahoma regulator limits future increases in underground wastewater disposal By Liz Hampton HOUSTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – The Oklahoma oil and gas regulator on Friday issued a wider directive limiting future increases in wastewater disposal underground in another effort to address a rash of temblors that have occurred amid the shale boom. The guidelines include wells […]
What you need to know about fracking, seismicity in Pennsylvania
This is only time in Pennsylvania’s history that oil and gas operations have been correlated with seismic activity By Nicole Jacobs, EnergyInDepth Earthquakes are not something typically discussed in Pennsylvania, as there have only been a handful of felt events in the history of the state. That’s not to say earthquakes don’t occur — just […]
Ohio chief regulator: ‘No felt earthquakes From injection wells’ in 5 years
Ohio continues to improve its regulatory system to keep pace with industry activity, minimizing induced seismic activity By Jackie Stewart, EnergyInDepth Not only has Ohio Utica Shale production surged to unprecedented heights the past five years, the Buckeye State has established itself as a shining example of how to effectively manage and mitigate induced seismicity through […]
New Oklahoma fracking guidelines aim to reduce quake risk
Oklahoma fracking guidelines aimed at SCOOP, STACK formations By Liz Hampton HOUSTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) – New Oklahoma fracking guidelines are being imposed to reduce the risk of earthquakes caused by hydraulic fracturing in its oil-rich shale formations, the first rules in the state to target the controversial production technique. The guidelines are aimed at the […]
Study reveals how hydraulic fracturing induces earthquakes
Two distinct processes activate pre-existing geological faults, UCalgary researchers discover in hydraulic fracturing study By Mark Lowey, for the Faculty of Science, University of Calgary In some parts of western Canada, small-to-moderate earthquakes have been induced by oil and gas hydraulic fracturing operations. In Alberta, this type of induced seismicity is mainly concentrated within an […]
Early Los Angeles-area quakes linked with oil production
Links between quakes 80-90 years ago do not apply to modern industry’s oil production practices By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Several damaging Los Angeles-area earthquakes of the 1920s and 1930s, including the deadliest ever in Southern California, may have been induced by oil production during the region’s drilling boom of that era, U.S. government […]
Oklahoma earthquake shuts more wastewater wells
Oklahoma earthquake hit Pawnee area on Sept. 3 OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Oklahoma‘s oil and gas regulator on Monday told companies to shut or reduce intake volumes at 67 wastewater wells spread across 1,116 square miles around where a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck on Sept. 3. The directive from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission […]
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