Wastewater injections to resume Friday in well that caused Greeley earthquake; fines possible

[madamesilverspurs]

A Greeley company whose wastewater injection well was linked to a 3.4 magnitude earthquake two months ago will be able to resume injecting after plugging about 400 feet of the well to keep water from flowing a fault.

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, announcing Thursday that NGL Water Services could resume limited operations, also is investigating the company for potentially violating its limits on volumes on the well.
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Once Greeley’s earthquake hit on May 31, researchers from the University of Colorado placed seismic monitors in the general area of several injection wells to better pinpoint the potential source. They narrowed it to an injection well east of the Greeley-Weld County Airport. On June 23, after a 2.6 magnitude quake in the same spot, the COGCC ordered the company to stop injections for 20 days for further study. Monitoring revealed continued seismic activity.

http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/12249931-113/injection-earthquake-wells-activity


This is my home, and they're killing it. And us.
I hate it that when I get this angry I can't even cuss, all I can do is cry.

[sakabatou]

1. Fracking is friggin evil

[spanone]

2. insanity rules.

[hlthe2b]

3. Unfortunately some of your neighbors are getting rich, including fly by night trucking operations..

I sign every damned anti-fracking petition I can find. I have excoriated Hickenlooper in at least two polls on his stance. The people just don't seem to matter when there's $$$$$$ to be made.