The top geologists in Colorado and Oklahoma, states with significant natural gas and oil resources, said researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) were hasty in suggesting that injection wells used to dispose of wastewater from drilling operations are responsible for an increase in earthquake activity in the Midcontinent region.
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State Geologists: USGS Hasty in Assigning Quake Blame
The top geologists in Colorado and Oklahoma, two states with significant shale resources, say researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) were hasty in suggesting that injection wells used to dispose of wastewater from oil and gas drilling are responsible for an increase in earthquakes in the Midcontinent region.
April 17, 2012
Kern River Gets Speedy OK; Breathitt Questions Hasty Action
FERC moved with record speed to issue a certificate last week to Kern River Gas Transmission for its 135 MMcf/d mostly compression expansion to the natural gas-starved California market, but not all of the commissioners were happy with the sure-footed manner in which the project was approved.
April 9, 2001