Fracking could have caused the earthquake in Mineral last August according to the United States Geological Survey. According to the USGS recent earthquakes in Japan, Canada, and the United States were induced by human activity.
It will be interesting to find out if indeed fracking is responsible for our recent earthquake. An earthquake was one of the last things we would have expected to experience. Now that we have it is important for the cause to be discovered if that is at all possible. Learning more about fracking might be one way to find out if that has something to do with it.
Fracking is Becoming Very Prevalent in Colorado
Who would have thought that the oil boom would be coming to Colorado? More and more major oil companies are setting up shop in Colorado these days and 90 percent of the oil and gas wells drilled in Colorado are hydraulically fractured. Someone let out a secret that there may be 1.5 million barrels of oil in northeastern Colorado, so the boom begins.
Fracking is not popular among homeowners when the process will be performed within a few miles of their neighborhoods.
I am certainly not an expert in fracking, but to the best of my knowledge, it is a process by which the oil company drills a horizontal well bore which can extend a mile underground. They then pump in water, sand and a secret chemical ingredient which fractures the area and allows for drilling.
Colorado is looking to require disclosure of the chemicals in fracking fluid before the boom begins. The oil companies are claiming that the chemical is proprietary and they aren’t eager to disclose. The nearby homeowners are worried about their water source becoming contaminated.
The oil companies try their best to remove the “flowback” of fracking fluid, but due to absorption, they cannot remove it all.
The oil boom in Colorado will be great for the economy, but at what cost.
I will keep you posted as to the success in getting disclosure on the fracking fluid
Belinda Spillman
Cornerstone Homes Realty
Metro Brokers Marina Square
(303) 884-2026
www.BelindaSellsColorado.com
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I seriously doubt that fracking is going to cause the problems that whackazoid evironmentalist would have the public believe. Most of the fracking is done a mile or so under water strata. So called experts can be hired for a price to manipulate almost any data any way you want it.
I hope people do not freak over "fracking"! Always glad to learn new terms. Happy Thanksgiving.
After watching a TV special on fracking, people should be freaking...... I don't care what anyone says.... this cannot be good for the planet....... centuries from now these chemicals, pumped into the earth will have an effect. Heck, it maybe only a decade or two until the adverse reactions of fracking will be known......
Kate, Thanks so much for reblogging. This one is certainly controversial.
Hi Jeanne and Ralph...How do you know the whackazoids aren't the ones that say there is no correlation? Is it possible that "experts" have been hired to claim that there is nothing to worry about?
Kate
Hi Kathy...Not freaking out about it but I am interested in knowing more. The earthquake we experienced was certainly an anomaly and there is some curiosity as to what precipitated it.
Kate
Hi Teri...I imagine that was pretty interesting. I do believe we are at least partially responsible for some of the changes we're experiencing. At least we should be open to learning about the possiblities.
Kate
Hi Belinda...Evidently!!!
Kate