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Fox Creek (Alta.) fracking operation closed indefinitely after earthquake
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/fox-creek-fracking-operation-closed-indefinitely-after-earthquake-1.3400605A hydraulic fracturing operation near Fox Creek, Alta., has been shut down after an earthquake hit the area Tuesday.
The magnitude 4.8 quake was reported at 11:27 a.m., says Alberta Energy Regulator, which ordered the shutdown of the Repsol Oil & Gas site 35 kilometres north of Fox Creek....
In a statement, Repsol confirmed the seismic event and said the company was conducting hydraulic fracturing operations at the time it happened....
The energy regulator automatically shuts down a fracking site when an earthquake hits a magnitude of 4.0 or higher in the area in which a company is operating.
The magnitude 4.8 quake was reported at 11:27 a.m., says Alberta Energy Regulator, which ordered the shutdown of the Repsol Oil & Gas site 35 kilometres north of Fox Creek....
In a statement, Repsol confirmed the seismic event and said the company was conducting hydraulic fracturing operations at the time it happened....
The energy regulator automatically shuts down a fracking site when an earthquake hits a magnitude of 4.0 or higher in the area in which a company is operating.
How very civilised. Meanwhile, Oklahoma has had many stronger quakes than that yet continues to frack away.
