Tag: Oklahoma Corporation Commission
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 […]
Oklahoma earthquakes prompt agency to order well cutbacks
The number of Oklahoma earthquakes has skyrocketed to over 900 in 2015 OKLAHOMA CITY _Oklahoma oil-and-gas regulators on Tuesday issued their most far-reaching directive yet in response to a surge in earthquakes by asking the operators of nearly 250 injection wells to reduce the amount of wastewater they inject underground by 40 per cent. The Oklahoma […]
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