BillHustonBlog: AR, TX, OK, WV all having earthquakes which may be related to gas drilling.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Here is a wrap-up of some of the recent stories about earthquakes related to gas drilling...

40 earthquakes in 5 days in Faulkner Co. Arkansas
Some suspect this is related to gas drilling (must watch the video for this -- not in the text)
http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=359465
5.1 Quake in Tulsa/Norman OK
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20101014_11_A1_CUTLIN248290&allcom=1

Here is a map of the quake's epicenter:
(Oil and gas drilling is occurring throughout the state)
FRAMETOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Eight small earthquakes in central West Virginia since April have Chesapeake Energy and the state Department of Environmental Protection discussing the possibility of seismic monitoring near a disposal well for gas-drilling fluids.
http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/117111/W-Va--studying-link-between-quakes--disposal-wells-.html?isap=1&nav=5045
A study of seismic activity near Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport by researchers from SMU and UT-Austin reveals that the operation of a saltwater injection disposal well in the area was a "plausible cause" for the series of small earthquakes that occurred in the area between October 30, 2008, and May 16, 2009. http://geology.com/press-release/salt-water-injection-earthquakes/