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This is my understanding as well. During the drilling and analysis process, a lot of saltwater is extracted. The recent earthquakes in Oklahoma are believed to
by fjarlq 12y ago
This is my understanding as well. During the drilling and analysis process, a lot of saltwater is extracted. The recent earthquakes in Oklahoma are believed to be caused by pumping this saltwater back into the ground. The pressures involved are very high.
Source: my uncle is a senior log analyst for an oil & energy company in Oklahoma, and this was his explanation to me last week.
- ArkyBeagle 12y agoOne hair to split - saltwater isn't a result of fracking - it's a byproduct of drilling. A small point ( they're simply stages in a larger process ) but ... with fracking, material is pushed down the hole. The opposite is true of drilling. Second, the case for increased seismic activity being caused by fracking is some where between "maybe" and "we dunno." It needs work. It will be hard because we can't observe it directly. I imagine your uncle sees ( or knows those who see ) nonlinearities in the data and fracking is just a darn good candidate for root cause.