HeadExam 1,783 #1 Posted December 1, 2015 Rock and Roll, not from a band, but from oil company fracking. Over 700 earthquakes this year magnitude 3.0 and higher, 5 times that many in total, a magnitude 4.7 early this morning. Fortunately I live in the far eastern part of the state and rarely feel a thing. Unfortunately the federal government is beginning to worry as there is a storage facility with over a half a million barrels and one of the nations largest oil pipelines coming into several very large refineries in the middle of the state. The government is worried that a large earthquake could disrupt the refinery and flow of oil; we in the state are worried that we will cease to exist. Even without the danger of earthquakes, injecting hazardous waste water below the earths surface to create hydraulic fracking is eventually going to effect (poison) the ground water. The politicians can make claims as to how safe it is, they're getting paid by the oil companies to say so, that does little to protect us peasants. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Triumph66 1,256 #2 Posted December 1, 2015 A worrying trend that's is causing concern over here in the UK. But what's the alternative? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeadExam 1,783 #3 Posted December 2, 2015 A worrying trend that's is causing concern over here in the UK. But what's the alternative? Lots of natural gas and CNG everywhere, clean burning and comes out of the ground easily Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-101plowerpower 548 #4 Posted December 2, 2015 Lots of natural gas and CNG everywhere, clean burning and comes out of the ground easily tell that to the Groningers over here and you'll probably get a woodshoe up yours Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeadExam 1,783 #5 Posted December 2, 2015 tell that to the Groningers over here and you'll probably get a woodshoe up yours ? sorry, I am at a loss for your meaning Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 4,458 #6 Posted December 2, 2015 Aren't they in an area of Holland that speak a different language or something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-101plowerpower 548 #7 Posted December 2, 2015 in Groningen, a provence of our tiny country, they're taking a lot of natural gas out of the ground. those people are having the same trouble as you guys in oklahoma have they're taking out to much and are starting to cause earthquakes damaging a lot of houses Aren't they in an area of Holland that speak a different language or something? that's Fryslan, can't understand that language one bit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 4,458 #8 Posted December 2, 2015 How are they taking it out, Koen? Fracking or drilling? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-101plowerpower 548 #9 Posted December 2, 2015 i think they're just drilling it, not sure tho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeadExam 1,783 #10 Posted December 3, 2015 They must be drilling then injecting the waste water hydraulically. This is fracking and releases gas and oil trapped in rock. Many wells in our area in the past produced gas and oil both, or when oil stopped flowing gas was still produced, still more wells were drilled just for gas. This hydraulic fracking is crazy as the waste water they are injecting is poisonous. They claim they are injecting it far below the water table, but already some areas in the States have had this poisonous water reach their water table and wells. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
