Oklahoma Orders 37 Fracking Wells Shut Down In Wake of Record-Tying 5.6 Magnitude Qua

[Cliffy]

In the wake of a record-tying 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Oklahoma, state officials have ordered the shutdown of 37 disposal wells used for fracking.
According to the Associated Press, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission will shut down wells in a 725-square mile area near the quake's epicenter.
According to Matt Skinner, spokesperson for the commission, the wells will be shut down one by one over a period of 10 days because seismologists have warned that a large and sudden shutdown of the wells could cause another earthquake.

The move comes just months after a March 2016 report by the U.S. Geological Survey that said hydraulic fracking practices, which is used by oil and gas producers to extract oil from the ground, has increased the risk of earthquakes in several states, including Oklahoma.

http://weather.com/news/news/earthquake-oklahoma-texas-nebraska

 

[DaSleeper]

 

[lone wolf]

The sky isn't over your head?

 

[Blackleaf]

Does it shut down mines whenever there are earthquakes, too?

 

[DaSleeper]

Sure......625 square miles is a circle with a radius of about 27 miles from the epicenter....
Which is understandable...
but 625 square miles sounds bigger

 

[Cliffy]

 

[petros]

There is recent activity on long the New Madrid fault line. It normal to shut down when faults are active.

 

[Cliffy]

 

[pgs]

Try living in India if you think the whites are the problem . You also might enjoy China I understand the air there is fine despite being a little thick .Be careful what you wish for .

 

[Cliffy]