University of Texas-Austin: Oil and Gas Activity Linked to Most Recent Earthquakes in West Texas
June 28, 2022
June 28, 2022
AUSTIN, Texas, June 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release:
Since 2009, earthquakes have been rapidly rising in the Delaware Basin - a prolific oil-producing region in West Texas and New Mexico. According to a study led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, the majority of them can be linked to oil and gas production.
The researchers looked back on data that tracked seismicity and oil and gas production in the region from . . .
Since 2009, earthquakes have been rapidly rising in the Delaware Basin - a prolific oil-producing region in West Texas and New Mexico. According to a study led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, the majority of them can be linked to oil and gas production.
The researchers looked back on data that tracked seismicity and oil and gas production in the region from . . .