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Regulators target more disposal wells following Cushing earthquake

58 wastewater disposal well shut or reduced volumes following Cushing earthquake By Liz Hampton HOUSTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) – The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) on Tuesday said it was implementing an action plan that shuts or reduces volumes from 58 wastewater disposal wells in the Arbuckle formation of Oklahoma following Sunday’s magnitude 5.0 Cushing earthquake. […]

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Companies ask judge to toss Oklahoma earthquake suit after high court says case can go forward

Oklahoma earthquake suit could cripple oil, gas production: Industry TULSA, Okla. _ Two energy companies are asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit by an Oklahoma woman who claims she was injured in an earthquake caused by the injection of wastewater deep into the ground, a method used for decades by the industry to dispose

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