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Oklahoma cracks down more disposal wells after Cushing quakes
2015-10-20 17:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Oklahoma regulators are cracking down harder on saltwater disposal wells near the vitally important Cushing crude storage hub, where a rash of quakes have stoked concerns its tanks and pipelines may not be designed to handle a major seismic event. The state's oil and gas regulator late on Monday said all saltwater disposal wells within a 10-mile radius of Cushing could face new limits. It has also basically halted approvals for new disposal wells for the time being and ordered 13 wells to shut in...
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