Oklahomans Live With Shaking as Researchers Study Earthquake Swarm
Keith Erwin says they remind him of the artillery he used to hear growing up near the Fort Sill Army base in Lawton. His wife Amanda says the earthquakes sound like thunder. “The chandelier was...
View ArticleFive Things Oklahomans Need to Know About Earthquake Insurance
Seismologists at the U.S. Geological Survey recently warned that the ongoing earthquake swarm in central-Oklahoma is likely to continue, could get worse, and might be linked to wells oil and gas...
View ArticleTo Get Data on Disposal Well Earthquakes, State Might Create One
While there is a growing amount of scientific research that links central-Oklahoma’s earthquake swarm to wells the oil and gas industry uses for waste-fluid disposal, geophysicists and seismologists...
View ArticleOklahoma No. 2 for Earthquakes in Recent Years, Analysis Shows
Oklahoma is four years into a “swarm” of unusual earthquakes, and is now the second most seismically active state in the continental United States, an EnergyWire analysis shows. Two hundred and forty...
View ArticleOklahoma Oil and Gas Regulator Proposes New Rules to Help Researchers Study...
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has proposed new rules requiring more stringent monitoring of disposal wells in a region of the state that has seen a sharp increase in earthquakes. Oil and gas...
View ArticleEarthquakes No Danger to Cushing Oil Hub, Energy Officials Say
The Cushing oil hub is crowded with hulking oil tanks, miles of pipeline and countless pumps, compressors and other equipment used to ferry around the roughly 80 million barrels of crude stored there....
View ArticleOklahoma’s Earthquake ‘Swarm’ in One Chart
EQ Charts has created a really great visual of Oklahoma’s earthquake “swarm.” The chart was built with data from the U.S. Geological Survey, and shows quakes of 2.0-magnitude or greater. Most people...
View ArticleOklahoma Earthquake Swarm on ‘The Rachel Maddow Show’
Oklahoma’s earthquake swarm was the subject of a segment on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” last night. Host and commentator Maddow discussed the loud, explosive “booms” that accompany the shallow...
View ArticleNearly All Oklahoma Quakes Are Near Injection Wells, But So Is Most of the State
That doesn't mean injection wells aren't the cause of the earthquake uptick.
View ArticleHow Aquifers Could Trigger Earthquakes in Oklahoma
News9.com – Oklahoma City, OK – News, Weather, Video and Sports | Federal and university seismologists and geophysicists say oil and gas activity is likely driving Oklahoma’s uptick in earthquakes. The...
View ArticleInsurance Agents Say More Oklahomans Are Seeking Earthquake Coverage
StateImpact's earthquake chart shows there were 11 Oklahoma earthquakes in 2008. In 2013 there were 291.
View ArticleRegulator Votes to Adopt New Rules for Disposal Wells in Earthquake-Prone Region
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission on Thursday voted unanimously to adopt new data monitoring and reporting rules for operators of disposal wells in central Oklahoma’s earthquake-prone Arbuckle...
View ArticleOklahoma Oil and Gas Regulator Uses Red Tape, Not Rules, to Manage Disposal...
As earthquakes continue to shake the state and researchers study links to drilling, Oklahoma’s oil and gas regulator has changed the way it approves permits for injection wells. Oil and water have long...
View ArticleDisposal Well Earthquakes are Riskier Than Previously Thought and Could Get...
Scientists on Thursday said earthquakes triggered by oil and gas disposal wells could become stronger as waste fluid accumulates underground, and the quakes could occur farther away from well sites....
View ArticleFederal and State Agencies Warn of Earthquake Risk in Oklahoma
Federal and state seismologists on Monday warned that the risk of a damaging quake occurring in central and north-central Oklahoma had increased dramatically. The state’s earthquake rate has increased...
View ArticleTo Get Permit in Earthquake Zone, Disposal Well Operator Agrees to Extra...
An oil company seeking to build a disposal well in earthquake-prone Logan County has agreed to record additional pressure and volume measurements to get a permit from the state’s oil and gas regulator....
View ArticleTown Hall Turns Testy as Oklahomans Seek Action and Answers on Earthquakes
Oklahomans rattled by a surge of earthquakes packed a contentious town hall meeting in Edmond on Thursday and demanded answers and action from public officials. There was booing and shouts for...
View ArticleHigh-Rate Disposal Wells Could Have Triggered Oklahoma Earthquakes, New Study...
This year, Oklahoma has had more earthquakes than California. There is a growing body of scientific research that suggests oil and gas production is fueling this increase in seismic activity. A new...
View ArticleState Senator Calls for Federal Task Force on Oklahoma Earthquakes
State Sen. Jerry Ellis on Monday suggested that a federal task force be formed to develop a statewide earthquake “emergency action plan.” The task force would be charged with examining and evaluating...
View ArticleWoman Injured in 2011 Earthquake Suing Disposal Well Operators
The 5.7-magnitude earthquake that struck near Prague, Okla., in November 2011 toppled Sandra Ladra’s chimney, raining rocks “on her lap and legs.” Ladra on Aug. 4 filed a lawsuit against energy...
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