Sentences with phrase «fracking sites where»

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The drilling site in question is at Preston New Road, where Cuadrilla Resources had proposed drilling four wells and testing them with fracking.

This massive development has led to more than 3,900 brine spills, mostly coming from faulty pipes built to transport fracked wells» flowback water from on - site holding containers to nearby injection wells where it will be disposed underground.»

A study published today in Science explains how wastewater injection sites — areas where toxic water left over from oil drilling and fracking processes is injected into the ground between impermeable layers of rocks to avoid polluting freshwater — could be driving the sharp increase in the sometimes - disastrous earthquake events.

Looking at seismic records near Fox Creek, in northwest Alberta, where there are six drilling sites, researchers found an intermittent set of induced earthquakes between December 2014 and March 2015, clustered around fracking operations.

Trucks, tanks and 24 - hour work abound at a new well site where water and fine sand will fracture, or «frack» the shale.

In Weld County, where much of the fracking is occurring despite protests and legal obstacles, the study found a nearby fracking site adds $ 30,000 to each home's property value.