The brine wastewater comes from drilling operations that use the so-called fracking process to extract gas from underground shale. But Ohio Department of Natural Resources Director Jim Zehringer said during a news teleconference that fracking is not causing the quakes.
"The seismic events are not a direct result of fracking," he said.
Environmentalists and property owners who live near gas drilling wells have questioned the safety of fracking to the environment and public health. Federal regulators have declared the technology safe, however.
Zehringer said four injection wells within a five-mile radius of an already shuttered well in Youngstown will remain inactive while further scientific research is conducted.
A 4.0 magnitude quake Saturday afternoon in McDonald, outside of Youngstown, was the 11th in a series of minor earthquakes in area, many of which have struck near the Youngstown injection well. The quake caused no serious injuries or property damage, Zehringer said.
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Comment by James Φοίνιξ on March 13, 2012 at 10:38am Ohio Government Confirms Earthquakes Caused by Fracking-Related Injection Wells
In addition to drinking water contamination, earthquakes can now be added to the harmful consequences of the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, according to the Ohio state government. In fracking, energy companies use powerful pumps to force pressurized fluid into deep layers of rock, causing fractures, which allow the extraction of otherwise unavailable natural gas or oil. In a recently released report, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) concluded that a rash of 12 earthquakes in the Youngstown, Ohio, area between March and December 2011 was likely due to nearby fracking operations. Those temblors began just three months after fracking began, ranged from 2.1 to 4.0 magnitude and led ODNR to shut down the wells on December 30.
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Ohio_Government_Confirms_Earthquakes...
I do find it hard to believe that these myriad of chemicals aren't causing problems? But, we do need energy solutions and Wind and Solar are not the short-term solutions. On the otherhand, I am not willing to go out on a limb here and undeniably defense fracturing. Although, I am in favor of enrgy exploration and a free market system, I can't see this as anymore than a group wanting it THEIR way and taking offense to the idea that methane might get ahead of THEIR agenda. I want whatever works best for America's energy needs and not just trade one greedy group for another greedy "Green" group with social engineering on their minds. Round and round the circus goes where it stops nobody knows.
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