AZLE, TEXAS- When someone says “earthquake,” Texas probably isn’t the first state to come to mind. KUT’s Terrence Henry reports for StateImpact Texas
As Disposal Wells Age, The Risk of Stronger Quakes Grows
December 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
AUSTIN – There’s already a general scientific consensus that the disposal wells used to store waste deep underground from drilling and hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) can cause earthquakes. But researchers are going into a little more detail about the relationship between quakes and wells at this week’s meeting of the American Geophysical Union.