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The problem there is that the earthquakes that happening in OK and in KS are along know fault areas where fracking and the waste water injections are occurring. This could be because:
a. these known faults are becoming more active and relieving the stresses that have built up - and is just a coincidence that fracking is occurring at the same time
b. the fracking activities are creating, or "lubing" known faults or activating unknown faults - supported by what we are obsubing down in OK and Harper County KS
c. or something else like uknown faults
In other places where fracking is going on, there have not been any swarm of earthquakes. But then again the earthquakes in Kansas (Harper County) didn't start until fracking startered - Cause and effect?
Part of the problem is there is not many USGS monitoring stations in KS (most just put in recently) and our frame of reference is very small time period so what we see as "normal" may not be normal. This has the same problems as the global warming debate, and just like it is being politicized on both side and the true science will be left behind, villianized or trivialized.
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These earthquake swarms weren't happening before Obama was elected. Why isn't that being researched?Kung Wu say, man who read woman like book, prefer braille!Comment
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Since everything he's touched has become a complete disaster, this seems the most plausible explanation.Originally posted by Kung Wu View PostComment
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LolKung Wu say, man who read woman like book, prefer braille!Comment
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Well, in about 1 1/2 years the earthquakes will be a thing of the past.Originally posted by Kung Wu View PostComment
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Unfortunately by then the damage will be beyond repair.Originally posted by 1979Shocker View PostKung Wu say, man who read woman like book, prefer braille!Comment
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Hillary will end all fracking........yeah rightFor some the glass is half full and for others half empty. My glass is out of ice.
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there might be more fracking of the intern in the white house when Hillary gets there and bill is turned loose.Originally posted by shoxilla View PostComment
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The Humboldt fault runs from central Oklahoma up into Nebraska. Along this line are ancient volcanoes, as well as caves, crevasses, ridges and rifts. A few years ago, a manmade goldfish lake was built in South central Kansas. Known as Lake Dofo, this artificial ecosystem was battered and has suffered structural damage caused by an historic, three year long drought. In order to meet the needs of the goldfish inhabitants, Lake Dofo has pulled fracking water up from Oklahoma into the lake. This in turn has lubed up the fault line and made it quiver like a 16 year old girl on prom night.
That is all.There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese.Comment
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That is beautifulOriginally posted by MoValley John View PostPeople who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. -Isaac AsimovComment
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I do have some insight into this area as a son of someone who has a vested interest on the topic as a Ag landowner in Sumner, Harper, & Barber Counties whose family does have wells and rights on the a lot of the land parcels. I do think both sides are making it very difficult to get a true picture of the impact.
Presently, the science indicates a possible correlation with high pressure injection but not so much with low pressure injection. Well dept doesn't seem to significantly impact correlation.
The elephant in the room regarding fracking is not earthquakes but rather water. University of Oklahoma scientists are attempting gather additional information on the matter but industry is resistant. In the locations where they have been able to study the wells are producing/pulling one gallon of water for every gallon of hydrocarbon produced. A 1 to 1 ratio. Life needs water more than hydrocarbons. At present the current sample size is too small to draw a conclusion other than more study is necessary.“Losers Average Losers.” ― Paul Tudor JonesComment
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I heard that's why Bill was messing around with the interns, Hillary wouldn't allow anymore fracking.Originally posted by shoxilla View PostComment
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Oklahoma rocked by 20 earthquakes in one day
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Per my ChemE father, they used to frack heavy in plains of Colorado and an increase in earthquakes were noted. Don't know how true this is and I haven't looked at it myself.The mountains are calling, and I must go.Comment
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