The Morning Brew: Oklahoma earthquakes still subject of research
Specially equipped aircraft aid in effort
Researchers looking at Oklahoma's ongoing earthquake issues have lots more to consider.
Information collected through a study involving magnetic measurements taken by a specially-equipped aircraft to identify potential faults has been published.
That information, gathered through flight testing for several months last year, reveals numerous potential deep faults that previously hadn't been mapped.
Researchers already have concluded that Oklahoma's earthquakes are triggered by the injection of wastewater produced by oil and gas operations into disposal wells that target the Arbuckle formation deep underground.
But Anji Shah, a research geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey who led the study with Kevin Crain, formerly with the Oklahoma Geological Survey, said this new data may help explain some things.
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Matt Patterson has been with The Oklahoman since 2006. Prior to joining the news staff in 2010, Patterson worked in The Oklahoman's sports department for five years. He previously worked at The Lawton Constitution and The Edmond Sun.... Read more ›