Study: Texas quakes remain years after injection wells close

 

February 16, 2018



DALLAS (AP) — A university study analyzing a sequence of North Texas earthquakes has found that seismic activity can continue for years even after wastewater injection wells are closed in order to prevent them.

Researchers at Southern Methodist University said this week that high-volume injection near a critically stressed fault can "induce long-lasting seismicity."

The findings indicate that shutting down injection wells in reaction to earthquakes may not have the desired effect of immediately stopping them.

The researchers recently reported their findings in the peer-reviewed Journal of...



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