XTO Maintains Ops Not Behind TX Quakes

摘要

Exxon Mobil subsidiary XTO Energy was asked by Texas state officials last week to prove one of its wastewater wells was not responsible for a series of earthquakes that have been rattling the northeast Texas towns of Azle and Reno for more than a year. The Texas Railroad Commission called for hearings after the release of studies linking the temblors to wastewater disposal sites (NGW May4'15). Researchers have found that deep fault lines can be destabilized by the injection of wastewater under high pressure. The energy industry has disputed the studies.