Earthquake in Ohio – Drilling to blame?
In this article on the latest Earhtquake in Ohio we give full details on the Earthquake and discuss speculation that drilling for Shale Gas may have triggered the recent Ohio earthquakes.
Ohio Earthquakes Must Know Summary:
Oil companies drilling for "Shale" gas may have caused recent Ohio Earthquakes. Shale Gas is natural gas stored in formations of shale -a finely stratified sedimentary rock that formed from consolidated mud or clay and can be split easily into fragile plates. Oil companies have increased the amount of gas they can recover from the shale formations by fracturing the shale by forcing various fluids into the shale formation.
The "Fracing Fluid" is stored in wells – To get rid of the fluids after fracturing they pump it back out and store it (forever) in other deep wells.
The state of Ohio has suspended operations at five deep wells used to dispose of fracking-related fluids after nearly a dozen earthquakes in the town of Youngstown over the past year,.
This is not a certain cause and effect as the entire industry is under fire for possible polutting water wells thru "fracing"and causing other problems and this could be more to do with politics then facts.
However Arkansas also has had a similar experience in 2011: "Early last year, an area of Arkansas experienced a series of small earthquakes which were said to have been linked to injecting wastewater underground as a byproduct of gas drilling. In July, the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission voted to ban wells for the disposal of natural gas drilling fluids in the area." source: the Environmental News Network
Ohio Earthquakes details on the recent Magnitude 4 Earthquake in the YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN AREA, OHIO
2011 December 31 20:05:01 UTC
Here are some resource links for more information:
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources – Ther eis no news posted there yet on these earthquakes but I am sure they will post information . It is a very good site: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/OhioGeologicalSurvey/tabid/7105/Default.aspx
The Ohio Earthquake Information Center – The functions of the OEIC include determining location and magnitude of Ohio earthquakes, coordination of seismic monitoring in Ohio, answering public and media inquiries on all aspects of earthquakes,etc http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/8311/Default.aspx
Here are the specific details of the Magnitude 4 Youhgstown Eqrthquake:
This information is straight from the US Geological Survey Website at: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/last_event/states/states_ohio.php
| Magnitude | 4 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time | 2011 12 31 20:05:01 UTC Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
| Location | 41.12N 80.68W |
| Depth | 5.0 kilometers |
| Region | YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN AREA, OHIO |
| Distances | 3 km (1 miles) NW of Youngstown, Ohio 17 km (10 miles) SE of Warren, Ohio 95 km (59 miles) ESE of Cleveland, Ohio 235 km (146 miles) NE of COLUMBUS, Ohio |
| Location Quality | Error estimate |
| Location Quality Parameters |
Nst=18, Nph=18, Dmin=61 km, Rmss=0.23 sec, Gp=136.8 degrees |
| Source | |
| Event ID | ld60029101 |
OK that is it for this article on the Ohio Earthquakes!
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