«Our results show that average annual
injection well locations are a predictor of increasing earthquake activity,» said Ryan M. Pollyea, an assistant professor with the Virginia Tech College of Science's geosciences department, and director of the Computational Geofluids Laboratory, who spearheaded the study, published online in the journal Geology.
The scientists compared the numbers and locations of earthquakes with
injection well locations and disposal rates.
Not exact matches
USGS scientists have found that at some
locations the increase in seismicity coincides with the
injection of wastewater in deep disposal
wells.
The number of earthquakes within central and eastern United States has increased dramatically over the past few years, coinciding with increased hydraulic fracturing of horizontally drilled
wells, and the
injection of wastewater in deep disposal
wells in many
locations, including Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Ohio.
Scientific studies have linked the majority of this increased activity to wastewater
injection in deep disposal
wells in several
locations.
electric power plants are: (1) survey and assess the capacity, cost, and
location of potential depleted gas and oil
wells that are suitable CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- repositories (with the cooperation of the oil and gas industry); (2) conduct research on the feasibility of ocean disposal, with objectives of determining the cost, residence time, and environmental effects for different methods of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB-
injection; (3) perform an in - depth survey of knowledge concerning the feasibility of using deep, confined aquifers for disposal and, if feasible, identify potential disposal
locations (with the cooperation of the oil and gas industry); (4) evaluate, on a common basis, system and design alternatives for integration of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- capture systems with emerging and advanced technologies for power generation; and prepare a conceptual design, an analysis of barrier issues, and a preliminary cost estimate for pipeline networks necessary to transport a significant portion of the CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- to potentially feasible disposal
locations.
The research needs that have high priority in establishing the technical, environmental, and economic feasibility of large - scale capture and disposal of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- from electric power plants are: (1) survey and assess the capacity, cost, and
location of potential depleted gas and oil
wells that are suitable CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- repositories (with the cooperation of the oil and gas industry); (2) conduct research on the feasibility of ocean disposal, with objectives of determining the cost, residence time, and environmental effects for different methods of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB-
injection; (3) perform an in - depth survey of knowledge concerning the feasibility of using deep, confined aquifers for disposal and, if feasible, identify potential disposal
locations (with the cooperation of the oil and gas industry); (4) evaluate, on a common basis, more» system and design alternatives for integration of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- capture systems with emerging and advanced technologies for power generation; and prepare a conceptual design, an analysis of barrier issues, and a preliminary cost estimate for pipeline networks necessary to transport a significant portion of the CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- to potentially feasible disposal
locations.
The USGS concurs that fracking
injection wells may be the cause of earth quakes up to mag 3: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/induced/ «The increase in seismicity has been found to coincide with the
injection of wastewater in deep disposal
wells in several
locations, including Colorado, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Ohio.
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