Sentences with phrase «earthquakes near wells»

The study published in the 23 September issue of Science also provides insights into why wastewater injection causes earthquakes near some wells, but not others.

Researchers are also investigating the benefits of installing dense networks of seismic monitors that could detect tiny earthquakes near wells.

Not exact matches

«Earthquakes can trigger near - instantaneous aftershocks on different faults: Scientists are studying earthquake aftershocks to better understand their triggers.»

Fracking — the process by which water, sand, and chemicals are pumped underground to force the oil out of rock formations — is suspected of contaminating nearby aquifers and wells, as well as causing dozens of small earthquakes near the drill sites.

Three of the nine earthquakes occurred near active injection wells, suggesting a connection to the disposal of wastewater.

An investigation of the most powerful earthquake ever recorded deep within the Earth suggests deep quakes may be better at dissipating pent - up energy than similar quakes near the surface, researchers say in a new study.

«It's not just that more earthquakes are happening — more earthquakes are happening preferentially near injection wells,» Weingarten says.

For the study, Shirzaei and co-authors William Ellsworth of Stanford University, Kristy Tiampo of the University of Colorado Boulder, Pablo González of the University of Liverpool (UK), and Michael Manga of UC Berkeley focused on four high - volume wells used for disposing wastewater near the epicenter for the Timpson, Texas, earthquake, the release said.

A new study of the Jones earthquake swarm, occurring near Oklahoma City since 2008, demonstrates that a small cluster of high - volume injection wells triggered earthquakes tens of kilometers away.

The earthquake has exacerbated fears that the Mount Agung volcano will erupt in the near future, and put locals as well as tourists in the region on high alert.

Earthquakes and contaminated drinking water not only sound horrible for people living near wells — they're also outrageous enough to mobilise outrage across the country.

The more oil companies frack and drill, the more wastewater they inject into disposal wells near active faults, which can trigger damaging earthquakes.

Surely, any seismologist who detects rumblings deep in the earth and refuses to speculate on the likelihood of an earthquake in the very near futue would be severely criticized, as well?

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