@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 months agoLarge earthquake strikes West Texas, among strongest ever in state.feeds.texastribune.orgexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkLarge earthquake strikes West Texas, among strongest ever in state.feeds.texastribune.org@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 months agomessage-square28fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink-14•2 months agoNo, it’s from disposal of the water that’s produced alongside the oil. When you inject water into deep formations, it causes earthquakes.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink23•edit-22 months agoThat’s a roundabout way of saying “yes, fracking”. You wouldn’t need to dispose of the water this way if you weren’t fracking in the first place.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink-3•2 months agoThe problem is any oil and gas extraction. They all produce water that needs disposal, so anywhere you’re pulling oil out of the ground this is gonna be a problem (unless you’re in the middle of the ocean I guess).
No, it’s from disposal of the water that’s produced alongside the oil. When you inject water into deep formations, it causes earthquakes.
That’s a roundabout way of saying “yes, fracking”.
You wouldn’t need to dispose of the water this way if you weren’t fracking in the first place.
The problem is any oil and gas extraction. They all produce water that needs disposal, so anywhere you’re pulling oil out of the ground this is gonna be a problem (unless you’re in the middle of the ocean I guess).