That was freaky... Earthquake?

[slow99]

It's a planet not bearings in a small block chevy.

Lmfao

[Strychnine]

They have 2 huge tanks that seperate oil in one tank and waste in the other. They then truck the waste to a seperate location where it's pumped back into the ground at injection wells. Am I right?

Definitely - no matter what method is used to extract oil and gas this process almost always also brings up water (brine) that needs to be disposed of, and some production processes like fracturing produce their own waste water as well. This water is taken to injection well or disposal well sites and put back in the ground.

You cant suck out all the lubricant from the earths plates and replace it with water and waste and not expect some friction.

But to say that oil is a lubricant for Earth's crust is fundamentally incorrect, as is thinking "replacing" oil with water is the cause. It's a planet not bearings in a small block chevy. Injection wells can cause issues when the rock formation they are injecting into is not sufficiently porous to allow the liquids to move quickly, which builds pressure. A frac job builds pressure with fluids, but the whole purpose is to do the job then remove the pressure (ie. remove the water) to allow the oil/gas to flow. The issue with some injection wells is the building of pressure on an existing fault over a period of time without release. The best analogy I've heard is that it's like an air hockey table. In some locales a waste water injection well is effectively like turning on the table and making the puck easier to slide.

The DFW quakes will likely be linked back to an injection well on or near the Balcones Fault which runs under Irving.

But in the mean time misinformation will spread like wildfire and "fracking" will be the catch-all scapegoat for everyone's friends on Facebook.

[cobrajet69]

They have 2 huge tanks that seperate oil in one tank and waste in the other. They then truck the waste to a seperate location where it's pumped back into the ground at injection wells. Am I right?

You should probably let this one go!



David

[krazy kris]

Not quite how it works, dude.

They have 2 huge tanks that seperate oil in one tank and waste in the other. They then truck the waste to a seperate location where it's pumped back into the ground at injection wells. Am I right?

[UserX]

If/when Texas ever has a big one, I envision oil running up through the streets like on the Beverly Hillbillies.

[Ratt]

Just got another one, Las Colinas

Yep. I know your building is just across O'Connor from mine, and we felt it, too.

[idrivea4banger]

Shake, rattle and roll.

[ELVIS]

strong to quite strong.

god bless.

[Baron Von Crowder]

I knew it! I wasn't quite sure. Any guesses on strength?

2.6, according to the fox blurb that popped up on the facebooks.

[Bputacoma]

Just got another one, Las Colinas

I knew it! I wasn't quite sure. Any guesses on strength?

[Mach1]

Maybe there will be one tonight!

I'd feel much better in a 1 story bldg than on the 10th floor, that was the first one I've felt and my heart rate shot through the roof.

[Baron Von Crowder]

Just got another one, Las Colinas

Maybe there will be one tonight!

[Mach1]

Just got another one, Las Colinas

[S_K]

^^^^ Kudos. Best conspiracy theory I have heard all week.

[BP]

I think these earthquakes were planned by Dick Cheney and George Bush years ago. Those contrails lay out some kind of vapor grid to protect specific locations while Cheney uses his HAARP machine to send soundwaves wherever he wants.

They want people to think it's from fracking so land owners will stop signing mineral leases. Which makes their existing leases worth more money and helps keep the Saudi wells pumping at the same time.

Jerry Jones was on to their plans btw, that's why Cheney used his weather machine during the superbowl here. It was a warning to keep quiet and he sent Governor Christie to supervise Jerry and make sure he stays quiet. I mean it's obvious, Cheney's weather machine is raising the temperature in Green Bay by almost 30 degrees for game time Sunday. Just like he did for the Superbowl in NJ last year!