SCURRY COUNTY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC)-A series of at least 5 earthquakes hit the eastern ... some Geo-Science experts are looking ...
All 14 earthquakes have occurred within 5 miles ... The region has become important to oil production in Texas, and fracking is common there. Production in the area has been increasing: Both ...
Success out there has enabled Texas to remain # 1 US state in crude oil production and last year has propelled New Mexico to # 2. Water is scarce for fracking. Fracking is key to success in the ...
officials now cite the potential for increased earthquakes from injecting too much fracking wastewater into the ground as a top reason for the effort. They say the water reuse plan could prevent ...
The earthquakes included a magnitude 4.9 temblor ... the extensive use of one Oil & Gas extraction technology: shale fracking. Texas extracts more shale gas than any other state in the United ...
As the state studies the feasibility of treating and reusing wastewater from hydraulic fracturing in manufacturing and other industries, officials now cite the potential for increased earthquakes from ...