Arbuckle formation News

Report: Oklahoma Saltwater Disposal Volumes Decline in Earthquake Zone

Recent reports show that disposal well operators placed about 23 percent less saltwater into Oklahoma’s deepest geological formation within the earthquake zone in 2016 compared to the previous year. The year-end data reports about the Arbuckle formation come from the …

Oklahoma Geological Survey Studying Injection Well/Earthquake Connection

The Oklahoma Geological Survey is studying the relationship between seismic activity and wastewater injection wells with a survey in the Arbuckle formation. Sensors will be placed into several injection wells in the Arbuckle group to take various measurements. The Enid …

Oklahoma Agency Calls for Cuts in Wastewater Well Volumes to Stem Quakes

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC), which regulates oil and gas production activity in the state, has come up with a volume reduction plan for oil and gas disposal wells in response to the surge in earthquakes in Oklahoma. The OCC …