Title | How Oil and Gas Disposal Wells Can Cause Earthquakes |
Publication Type | Web Article |
Year of Publication | Submitted |
Abstract | Does Fracking Cause Earthquakes? Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” (a drilling process that injects millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals under high pressure into a well, cracking the rock and to release natural gas and oil) has only been known to rarely cause earthquakes. But the disposal of drilling wastewater used in fracking has now |
URL | http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/topic/earthquake/ |