Damaging West Texas Earthquakes Likely Caused by Oil and Gas Activity: USGS July 31, 2024 By Dorany Pineda Damaging earthquakes that rocked West Texas in recent days were likely caused by oil and gas activity in an area...
Texas Earthquakes Prompt Oil Regulator to Inspect Disposal Wells July 29, 2024 By David Wethe The Texas oil regulator said it’s investigating after several earthquakes hit the Permian Basin last week. Extremely salty water that...
Texas Regulators Suspend Well Permits to Address Rising Earthquake Frequency January 11, 2024 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune The state’s oil and gas regulatory agency last month suspended nearly two dozen permits that let companies inject saltwater water...
Earthquakes in Texas Doubled in 2021. Scientists Cite Years of Oil Companies Injecting Sludgy Water Underground. February 9, 2022 By Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune MIDLAND — One local said it sounded like a pickup truck had rammed into the side of their house. Another...
Latest Quake in Top Texas Oilfield to Hike Scrutiny of Drilling Waste Injections December 29, 2021 By Liz Hampton A magnitude 4.5 earthquake that rattled the Permian basin in Texas on Monday night is likely to add pressure on...
Study: North Texas Quakes Spurred on Faults Dormant for 300M Years December 4, 2017 By Terry Wallace Earthquakes that have swarmed North Texas in recent years occurred on faults awakened by human activity after they had been...
New Sensors Tracking Earthquakes Across Texas November 29, 2017 By Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune Note: This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune. Three years ago, a series of quakes rattled North Texas —...