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Wastewater injection from oil and gas operations causes earthquakes.

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Is it true that wastewater injection from oil and gas operations causes earthquakes?

Yes. Multiple peer-reviewed reviews and studies, including a USGS-linked review and a global review, report that deep wastewater injection from oil and gas operations causes or is linked to increased earthquake activity, with regional studies in Oklahoma and Texas supporting the link.

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Evidence for · 7
Injection well
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Injection well. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Injection_well

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Injection-Induced Earthquakes
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Injection-Induced Earthquakes. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1225942

Induced earthquakes. Sharp increase in central Oklahoma seismicity since 2008 induced by massive wastewater injection.
2014
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KM, K., M, W., GA, A., BA, B., & S, G. (2014). Induced earthquakes. Sharp increase in central Oklahoma seismicity since 2008 induced by massive wastewater injection.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1255802

Analysis of wastewater injection and prospect regions for induced seismicity in the Texas panhandle, United States
2022
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Analysis of wastewater injection and prospect regions for induced seismicity in the Texas panhandle, United States. (2022). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1306/eg.01072120005

Overview of Oil and Gas Wastewater Injection Induced Seismicity in Hydrocarbon Regions in the United States, Canada, and Europe
2019
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Overview of Oil and Gas Wastewater Injection Induced Seismicity in Hydrocarbon Regions in the United States, Canada, and Europe. (2019). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18342-4_14

Global review of induced earthquakes in oil and gas production fields
2021
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Zhang, J., Kuang, W., Zhang, X., Mo, C., & Zhang, D. (2021). Global review of induced earthquakes in oil and gas production fields. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.19975/j.dqyxx.2020-027

Spatiotemporal Assessment of Induced Seismicity in Oklahoma: Foreseeable Fewer Earthquakes for Sustainable Oil and Gas Extraction?
2018
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Hong, Z., Moreno, H. A., & Hong, Y. (2018). Spatiotemporal Assessment of Induced Seismicity in Oklahoma: Foreseeable Fewer Earthquakes for Sustainable Oil and Gas Extraction?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences8120436

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