Cat@ponder.cat to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoLarge earthquake strikes West Texas, among strongest ever in state.feeds.texastribune.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up14
arrow-up14external-linkLarge earthquake strikes West Texas, among strongest ever in state.feeds.texastribune.orgCat@ponder.cat to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squaresubtext@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoNo, it’s from disposal of the water that’s produced alongside the oil. When you inject water into deep formations, it causes earthquakes.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-28 days agoThat’s a roundabout way of saying “yes, fracking”. You wouldn’t need to dispose of the water this way if you weren’t fracking in the first place.
No, it’s from disposal of the water that’s produced alongside the oil. When you inject water into deep formations, it causes earthquakes.
That’s a roundabout way of saying “yes, fracking”.
You wouldn’t need to dispose of the water this way if you weren’t fracking in the first place.