Texas oil and gas regulators say there is no evidence that a record 4.0 earthquake last month in the northern part of the state was caused by injecting oilfield waste into underground wells.

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  • Wastewater is leaking from Texas oil wells. Here's why it's happening — and the dangers it poses
    Most of it goes back underground, injected into thousands of disposal wells that carry it into geologic ... Researchers and regulators are working to understand the root causes of the problem.
    12/21/2024 - 12:05 am | View Link
  • In West Texas, Water Is Scarce For Fracking, Expensive For Recycling, Cheap For Disposal Wells, And It Causes M5 Earthquakes.
    even after regulators had recognized the problem and reduced injections into disposal wells. Such delays fell in the range of 6-12 months. So what has happened in the Permian? The Texas Railroad ...
    01/26/2023 - 3:34 am | View Link
  • A 5.4M Earthquake Shakes Up Oil And Gas Disposal Wells And Nuclear Waste Plans In The Permian Basin Of West Texas.
    Regulators monitor earthquakes using arrays ... A large fraction of this was injected in disposal wells. This enormous volume of water was as much as Oklahoma produced in 2015 when that state ...
    11/25/2022 - 4:07 am | View Link
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