Houston Chronicle: New study blames some Permian Basin earthquakes on fracking
Oct 22, 2019 | News Roundup
Oct 15 — In a study released Tuesday afternoon, scientists with the TexNet Seismic Monitoring Program reported that some earthquakes in Reeves, Pecos and Culberson counties may be caused by hydraulic fracturing, a process of injecting water, sand and chemicals deep underground to unlock and oil natural gas reserves in shale geological formations.