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Old 01-02-2016   #11
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Fracking and Oklahoma Earthquakes

North Dakota Fracking is slowing down (or not speeding up as fast) due to oil prices hitting the skids. I am sure we will start seeing earthquakes in South Dakota.

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Old 01-02-2016   #12
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Jerry, Hoyt Axton always said that Oklahoma was the cultural center of the universe. Guess that applies to earthquakes as well. Take care.
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[QUOTE=A26B;236575]Fracing has been used since the 50's. Blaming the majority of this activity on fracing & saltwater disposal wells is ridiculous. Oklahoma law prohibits disposal well injection pressures above the formation frac gradient. In my locale, there are hardly any oil or gas wells and most did not require frac stimulation, were drilled decades ago and at depths well under 2km. Hardly to blame for local earthquakes. Most of Oklahoma's earthquakes occur at depth of 3~7km+ deep.

Yup. just "coincidental". Nevertheless, I heard the Oklahoma legislature just passed some regs. to cut down on the waste water being injected due to fracking.
I hope things calm down for you Jerry.
My theory is that it's all those televised Okie street racers, with those "ground pounding" big blocks that are contributing to this. Damn that "Farm Truck".
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Fracing has been used since the 50's. Blaming the majority of this activity on fracing & saltwater disposal wells is ridiculous. Oklahoma law prohibits disposal well injection pressures above the formation frac gradient. In my locale, there are hardly any oil or gas wells and most did not require frac stimulation, were drilled decades ago and at depths well under 2km. Hardly to blame for local earthquakes. Most of Oklahoma's earthquakes occur at depth of 3~7km+ deep.

Most people tend to think of their lifetime as a substantial period of time & therefore relevant to the frequency of earthquakes. Surprise, a human lifetime of 75 years is completely insignificant to geological time. The last major tectonic activity in Oklahoma & Kansas ocurred during the Mississippian age about 350,000,000 years ago, or roughly 5,000,000 lifetimes ago. What we are experiencing, in my opinion, is a period of adjustment for accumulated stresses. One fault shifts a little & relieves pressure on an adjacent fault, so it moves a little, etc. This is not a bad thing. If those stresses are not relieved in small movements, they build up into major movement. That's bad.

It's turned into a chicken little, "the sky is falling" scenario. Earthquake insurance is now offered as a rider. Pay the extra premium, along with a large deductible, and you can be protected against major earthquake damage. Whoa, not so fast!! That's only if it's not man-made or a result of oil & gas activity or disposal. SO they take your premium payment & shout fracing & disposal are responsible and refuse to pay your claim. SO, now the burden falls to the consumer to sue & prove that it was a natural ocurrence. An expensive case to try with lots of expert witnesses & no definitive answer, just lots of opinions. BS!
I agree 100%. Put it in the same bucket as global warming.

You do like to live life on the edge, though. As if the tornadoes aren't enough lets throw in a couple thousand earthquakes a year!
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I agree 100%. Put it in the same bucket as global warming.

You do like to live life on the edge, though. As if the tornadoes aren't enough lets throw in a couple thousand earthquakes a year!
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