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OKLAHOMA CITY — After a spike in earthquakes in early 2010, Oklahoma regulators began taking steps to limit the pumping of wastewater from oil and gas extraction deep into the ground. As a result, the number of earthquakes, especially large earthquakes, has steadily decreased over the years. But two larger quakes in recent weeks, […]
A study published in the journal Science suggested setting off light tremors could help oil and gas operators understand the geology underground.
The plaintiffs’ claims involve several different earthquakes that affected several counties.
Kansas gas well that blew 100 feet high now fixed; complaints of illnesses, smell linger Michael Stavola, The Wichita Eagle Jul. 16—Authorities said Friday that a natural gas well outside of Lyons that exploded during maintenance the day before is now safe and repaired. Local residents had complained of an odor and a lingering haze, but a Northern Natural Gas official said there is no danger to the public. The complaints of a noxious smell began after the underground storage well blew open after 3 p.m. Thursday southeast of Lyons, causing water and natural gas to fly up into...
Hays Daily News Extreme cold the past week probably played a role Thursday evening in the fire that burned an oil tank battery to the ground a few miles southwest of Hays. With single-digit temperatures through much of last week, oil producers say the bitter cold is playing havoc with oil field equipment, forcing them to shut down some operations until warmer weather. “We think we had some moisture that froze up on a fitting on one of our oil stock tanks, and that’s what sprung our oil leak,” said Chris Toy, vice president for Wichita-based Knighton Oil Inc., an independent oil and gas ...