http://www.news9.com/story/27624512/five-earthquakes-in-oklahoma-including-43-magnitude
Also, conditions are deemed perfect for tornadoes to occur. One photo from the OKC area shows what looks like the start of one. http://newsok.com/article/5375989
Seriously, the number of small earthquakes in Oklahoma and southern Kansas over the past couple of years is far from normal.
> Seriously, the number of small earthquakes in Oklahoma and southern Kansas over the past couple of years is far from normal.
Been doing any fracking in those parts lately?
I ain't been doin' any frackin' anything but work lately. What the frack you been doin'?
it's not specifically the fracking, it's the disposal method of the waste water post fracking. causes tons of little quakes.
> it's not specifically the fracking, it's the disposal method of the waste water post fracking. causes tons of little quakes.
That's exactly the case, I believe.
Of course there are "scientists" that feel that more studies are needed...like for the next 50 years. They are usually on the payroll of the energy industry.
My (and others) fears are the long-term contamination of the life-supporting aquifers that provide our domestic water here in the Great Plains.
I can foresee a day that shallow (less than 300') domestic water wells will be outlawed due to pollutants. It could mean the demise, or at least a severe modification, of a rural American way of life.
Trust me. I'm as far from a tree-hugger as you can get. Our great State of Oklahoma allows them almost free-range as to what they want to cram back down in the ground.
Had one of those 4.3 shakes here...
in Northern AZ about 2 weeks ago. They are so rare here that many folks thought their house had been run into by a car!
Gees... all this talk about fracking reminds me of the Battle Star Gallactica TV shows.
Jokes aside, there has not been one single report of fracking disturbing any water tables or poisoning anyone's water wells.
As far as shakers in uncommon places, I've been through several. One day in the mid-80s my Mom calls me at work out of the blue. She was in the mid-central IL area (Taylorville 62568) and I was in the metro-Atl. area in my office. She just called to chat and all of a sudden I'm hearing all kinds of racket on her side. Mom was never was one to cuss but boy did she then. It lasted about 30 seconds and I could hear stuff crashing in the background and became seriously concerned.
When I lived in Stone Mountain, GA we had several minor shakers every year.
It weren't a big deal.
When I lived in western NC we only had one shaker hit. My ex and dogs were there and I was on the phone at the time. The dogs just started raising hell for no reason and Donna was clueless... then the shaking started. I knew what it was but I guess she had never experienced it before. I was laughing but her expletive laden commentary just made it even funnier. She thought I was full of sh...tuff until the evening local news came on reporting a 4.3 only 10 miles from us. I thought it was funny as all get out but she didn't think so.
E.
> Jokes aside, there has not been one single report of fracking disturbing any water tables or poisoning anyone's water wells.
"Fracking", or fracturing a subterranean formation for removal of hydrocarbons is not necessarily what we're talking about Eric. High pressure injection of drilling waste chemicals back into the ground is the real issue. And yes, it does disturb and contaminate the ground water.
Document Reveals Contamination
from the link above: "The state’s Water Board confirmed beyond doubt that at least nine wastewater disposal wells have been injecting waste into aquifers that contain high-quality water that is supposed to be protected under federal and state law."
ok. I'm wrong or took things out of context. Wouldn't be the first time.
It's almost the end of the year so I guess I should be allowed to be wrong once this year. 😀
Is fracking causing earthquakes? Probably. I think that Oklahomans will accept a few earthquakes in the exchange.
Is fracking polluting the groundwater? Very likely. And polluted groundwater is not acceptable. IMO, Oklahomans have a lot of work to do in the ground water quality area, and it is possible that fracking injectables may be the least of their worries.
> IMO, Oklahomans have a lot of work to do in the ground water quality area, and it is possible that fracking injectables may be the least of their worries.
ya think? 😉
