State regulators have for the first time have linked
earthquake activity in eastern Ohio to hydraulic fracturing, confirming
the suspicions of activists pushing unsuccessfully for a drilling ban.
earthquake activity in eastern Ohio to hydraulic fracturing, confirming
the suspicions of activists pushing unsuccessfully for a drilling ban.
State Oil & Gas chief Rick Simmers said the state has halted
drilling indefinitely at the site near Youngstown where five minor
tremors occurred in March following investigative findings of a probable
link to fracking.
A deep-injection well for fracking wastewater was tied to earthquakes in the region in 2012.
Mr Simmers says Ohio will require sensitive seismic monitoring as a
condition of all new drilling permits within three miles of a known
fault or existing seismic activity of 2.0 or greater.
Drilling will pause for evaluation with any tremor of 1.0 magnitude and will be halted if a link is found.
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