Oklahoma Shuts Down Energy Companies’ Disposal Wells In Area Of Strong Quake


“The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake resembles ones scientists have linked to the wells, which the energy industry fills with fluid from oil and gas production — a small amount of which is from fracking.

“Dave Denny lives near the epicenter. The quake damaged the foundation of his trailer home and severed his sewer line.

” ‘It’s a bad thing to wake up to, let me put it that way,’ Denny says. ‘Luckily, everybody is alright and all this can be repaired.’”

“Researchers say disposal wells are likely the reason Oklahoma is now the most seismically active state in the country.”