pornthrowaway1421 t1_jdkjx6c wrote on March 25, 2023 at 1:38 AM

Reply to comment by TurningTwo in The largest recorded earthquake in Alberta's history was not a natural event, but most likely caused by disposal of oilsands wastewater, new research has concluded. by GeoGeoGeoGeo

Hell in DFW Texas area we had a fracking boom for natural gas about 10 years ago and used to get mini quakes all the way to Oklahoma… it was speculated as the cause but never proven but I can tell you since they stopped drilling new ones it’s stopped

cdrchandler t1_jdkmsuu wrote on March 25, 2023 at 2:01 AM

Same in South Texas with the Eagle Ford shale fracking over the last decade.

MACCRACKIN t1_jdkud5j wrote on March 25, 2023 at 3:05 AM

I recall the many Oklahoma had.

Cheers

kilranian t1_jdmiau3 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 2:33 PM

They occurred in Oklahoma to a much greater degree, and the Oklahoma Geological Survey (the state level USGS) published information demonstrating it was the fault of fracking.

If course, that was after oil companies (specifically Harold Hamm) and the University of Oklahoman's President, David Boren, attempted to stop them from publishing.

A quick source for the political interference: https://stateimpact.npr.org/oklahoma/2015/04/09/oil-billionaire-sought-meeting-with-ou-president-boren-on-oklahoma-quake-research-as-far-back-as-2011/

MayonnaisePacket t1_jdkxzyi wrote on March 25, 2023 at 3:38 AM

Remember feeling some of those quakes in SE kansas around that time

Otherwise-Out t1_jdn8jok wrote on March 25, 2023 at 5:41 PM

I remember this! I was still rather young and didn't have a good idea of what was going on.

During one of em my parents argued about whether it was an earthquake or a tornado.

Good times

pornthrowaway1421 t1_jdnkql1 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 7:07 PM

I still live here(working pump about 50yards from my front yard) but man did they drill so many, I remember the country side filled with old school well towers like it was wild west