Yes, I agree, waste water has been and continues to be injected into deep wells for “disposal” which means it is re-injected back into the deep formations from which it came originally via “disposal” wells. This has nothing to do with any fracking whatsoever. Produced water comes from ALL producing wells to some degree and is a natural byproduct of natural gas extraction. Produced water is now considered a hazardous material and therefore must be disposed of this way. They have no other option according to EPA regulations. They are forced to put it back where it came from.
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P.S., I live in Northern New Mexico and have been professionally involved in the oil and gas exploration and production industry since about 1973 and my son works in Southern Colo. for THE MAJOR gas producer there. We are all concerned about our environment here and work diligently every day to assure we meet all regulations and most importantly, we go above and beyond them because we want to assure that we leave our environ in good condition for our children and grandchildren while meeting the needs of all those who are dependent on our natural resources for heating and fuel.
Fracking is our friend.
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No it’s a legitimate fracking relevant thing because of the sheer number of wells drilled to frack, because they die so fast. More wells means much more water than from one conventional 10,000 bpd flowing well. Its water cut may be south of 50% in early days. Fracked wells flow big salt water immediately, and the fracking substance is in it too, as well as some radioactive material.
As an FYI, the other direction is interesting. You have to flush a fracked well with fresh water periodically to clean out salt encrustation. It’s a big deal in NoDak.
But the quakes are real, they are from production water injection and there is a lot of it because fracked wells must be so numerous. Minor quakes that just “crack a foundation” . . . go get some quotes on what it will cost you to repair a cracked foundation on your house and see if you want this stuff ignored.