Once again the correct headline should be "Energy Risk: Sharp Rise in U.S. Earthquakes Directly Linked to Injection Wells--(not Fracking). More Yellow Journalism to fuel the hysteria. (See direct quote from the study below as to fracking and earthquakes).
There are legitimate health and hazard issues with fracking gas production which are not being addressed. This "fracking-earthquake" red herring is keeping all of us from dealing with those pro actively. I wish the public and the industry could have a legitimate discussion of these and that standardized laws and rules could be adopted nationally which insure public safety.
As noted in the previous post by Vic the anticipated total water budget for new wells and the life of maintaining wells when coupled with the costs of water disposal and replacement, the trend now is to reuse all the water and not re-inject it.
Quoted from the actual article:
Hydraulic Fracturing
There are legitimate health and hazard issues with fracking gas production which are not being addressed. This "fracking-earthquake" red herring is keeping all of us from dealing with those pro actively. I wish the public and the industry could have a legitimate discussion of these and that standardized laws and rules could be adopted nationally which insure public safety.
As noted in the previous post by Vic the anticipated total water budget for new wells and the life of maintaining wells when coupled with the costs of water disposal and replacement, the trend now is to reuse all the water and not re-inject it.
Quoted from the actual article:
Hydraulic Fracturing
Many questions have been raised about whether hydraulic fracturing — commonly known as "fracking"— is responsible for the recent increase of earthquakes. USGS's studies suggest that the actual hydraulic fracturing process is only very rarely the direct cause of felt earthquakes. While hydraulic fracturing works by making thousands of extremely small "microearthquakes," they are rarely felt and are too small to cause structural damage. As noted previously, wastewater associated with hydraulic fracturing has been linked to some, but not all, of the induced earthquakes.
This has truly been a great discussion and I hope most of all that the list members have a new basis for sorting through the chaf and distortions to be better armed when they take their stance for or against. Fracking is going to happen one way or another. It is my hope that we can influence our legislatures to develop legitimate and uniform rules for regulating the growing industry.
I've a rather complex oral surgery shortly and I fear it will be a fracking experience that I will feel all the way to my eyeballs--that said I'll be away for a bit.
Eman
From: Vic.Healey <vic.healey@gmail.com>
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Subject: [Geology2] Energy Risk: Sharp Rise in U.S. Earthquakes Directly Linked to Fracking
Energy Risk: Sharp Rise in U.S. Earthquakes Directly Linked to Fracking
http://i.scoople.it/s/qnAEI am following this story using Scoople on my iPhone.Energy Risk: Sharp Rise in U.S. Earthquakes Directly Linked to FrackingMonday July 15, 2pmFrom: EarthTechling, R-Squared Energy NewsThe link between geothermal power production and earthquakes is one long since established, but new research is providing fresh insight into how Earth responds to this and other sorts of poking around underground that we do. 1Most notable, perhaps, is a study that focuses on the practice of disposing of wastewater from natural gas development in what are known as deep injection wells. 1The first release, from Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, explains: A surge in U.S. energy production in the last decade or so has sparked what appears to be a rise in small to mid-sized earthquakes in the United States. 2Image courtesy of EarthTechling.
- Research Shakes Up Earthquake-Energy Connection (EarthTechling)
- Energy Risk: Sharp Rise in U.S. Earthquakes Directly Linked to Fracking (R-Squared Energy News)
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