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Texas Wastewater Injection Wells Off the Hook for Causing Earthquakes

2015-09-17 08:17:59| Energy - Topix.net

On September 10, the Texas Railroad Commission absolved a second oil and gas company of causing a series of earthquakes in northern Texas finding that the seismic activity was due to "natural tectonic processes." The Commission issued two preliminary reports in the past two weeks addressing whether two oil and gas companies - XTO Energy and EnerVest - caused earthquakes by injecting wastewater into the ground produced by the drilling industry.

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Texas Wastewater Injection Wells Off the Hook for Causing Earthquakes

2015-09-17 06:58:15| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

On September 10, the Texas Railroad Commission absolved a second oil and gas company of causing a series of earthquakes in northern Texas finding that the seismic activity was due to "natural tectonic processes." The Commission issued two preliminary reports in the past two weeks addressing whether two oil and gas companies - XTO Energy and EnerVest - caused earthquakes by injecting wastewater into the ground produced by the drilling industry.

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Railroad Commission Examiners Find Injection Well Not Likely Contributor to Earthquakes

2015-09-10 11:10:08| Energy - Topix.net

The controversy around whether wastewater injection wells cause earthquakes was finally put to legal scrutiny in a recent proceeding before administrative hearing examiners with the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates oil and gas production in the state. The Examiners found that an injection well owned by XTO Energy Inc. likely did not influence a series of earthquakes that occurred near the towns of Reno and Azle from late 2013 through spring of 2014.

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Railroad Commission Examiners Find Injection Well Not Likely Contributor to Earthquakes

2015-09-10 02:59:29| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

The controversy around whether wastewater injection wells cause earthquakes was finally put to legal scrutiny in a recent proceeding before administrative hearing examiners with the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates oil and gas production in the state. The Examiners found that an injection well owned by XTO Energy Inc. likely did not influence a series of earthquakes that occurred near the towns of Reno and Azle from late 2013 through spring of 2014.

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Railroad Commission clears XTO on earthquakes

2015-09-01 09:12:07| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

A state inquiry into a series of earthquakes around the North Texas town of Azle has ruled out at least one connection to the oil and gas industry. In preliminary findings released Monday, investigators with the Texas Railroad Commission found a disposal well operated near Azle by XTO Energy was unlikely to have caused the seismic activity that shook the area in late 2013.

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