The 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Oklahoma on 09/03/16 has again drawn attention to the connection between earthquakes and oil production by way of fracking.
To be specific, waste-water injection by oil producers is a prime suspect in the cause of the numerous earthquakes that Oklahoma has experienced during the last 10 years.
Such waste water is a byproduct of the fracking process. Oil producers in Oklahoma routinely dispose of the waste water by injecting it back into the ground.
This means of disposal has been linked to Oklahoma’s earthquakes. However, Oklahoma’s political leaders have been reluctant to even acknowledge such a link.
After the recent earthquake struck, Oklahoma’s junior senator James Lankford visited the town of Pawnee, the earthquake’s epicenter. Talking to reporters, Lankford denied any knowledge of the aforementioned link.
No one has any idea? Where has Lankford been during the last ten years, living under a rock?
So, yes, there is a connection between the injection of fracking waste-water and the earthquakes that have been striking Oklahoma, and Oklahoma state officials know it.
Disclosure: This post’s author lives in Oklahoma approximately 62 miles from the epicenter of the 09/03/16 Oklahoma earthquake.
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