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Jon-Bxl

Oct 3rd 2013 8:38 am

Earthquakes in Eastern Spain!

http://www.euronews.com/2013/10/03/s...eastern-coast/

Gas drilling causing earthquakes!

20 tremors in last 15 days. Not Huge 4.2 but worrying for people around Castor.

Wow!

Jon

Lenox

Oct 4th 2013 5:07 pm

Re: Earthquakes in Eastern Spain!

It's called Fracking, I think...?

jimenato

Oct 4th 2013 8:09 pm

Re: Earthquakes in Eastern Spain!

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Originally Posted by Lenox (Post 10931193)

It's called Fracking, I think...?

I don't think this is fracking - it's something different.

Beaverstate

Oct 4th 2013 8:14 pm

Re: Earthquakes in Eastern Spain!

North Dakota, USA is about the most heavily fracked place in the world. Their level of seismic activity is very low by nearly any standard.

EsuriJohn

Oct 4th 2013 8:15 pm

Re: Earthquakes in Eastern Spain!

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Originally Posted by Beaverstate (Post 10931323)

North Dakota, USA is about the most heavily fracked place in the world. Their level of seismic activity is very low by nearly any standard.

It's not tracking but something similar.

Jon-Bxl

Oct 4th 2013 9:15 pm

Re: Earthquakes in Eastern Spain!

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Originally Posted by EsuriJohn (Post 10931326)

It's not tracking but something similar.

I don't think we can call this similar to fracking, with the exception of saying that messing with the sub-strata can lead to problems.

With Fracking if its done properly, it should be safe. There's a lot of discussion - but it does look like the jury's in!! As contracts have been awarded w.wide.

I have seen videos of inflammable gas coming out of pipes in fracking areas... but I wonder if these are scare mongering.

I am on balance pro fracking - and when you do it in highly developed areas, then you know there will be heated arguments and if the projects are approved, they would have 'run the gauntlet' and won.

So go for it!

Jon

jimenato

Oct 4th 2013 9:20 pm

Re: Earthquakes in Eastern Spain!

There are risks associated with all forms of mineral extraction - in fact with just about anything. It's all a matter of weighing risks against benefits.

agoreira

Oct 4th 2013 9:50 pm

Re: Earthquakes in Eastern Spain!

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Originally Posted by Jon-Bxl (Post 10931391)

I don't think we can call this similar to fracking, with the exception of saying that messing with the sub-strata can lead to problems.
Jon

Agree, it seems to be quite different, here they are supposedly using an old oil/gas well to store huge quantities of compressed gas at a depth of 1,000 metres. Might well have the same effect though!

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Se trata de infraestructuras subterrÃ¡neas que aprovechan antiguos yacimientos agotados de petrÃ³leo o de gas natural o acuÃferos salinos para poder almacenar esta materia prima.
El proceso consiste en coger gas natural desde la red bÃ¡sica de gasoductos -las tuberÃas por las que se transporta el gas-, comprimirlo mÃ¡s e inyectarlo en el almacenamiento a mÃ¡s de 1.000 metros de profundidad a travÃ©s de pozos.

amideislas

Oct 5th 2013 12:08 am

Re: Earthquakes in Eastern Spain!

Surely the CIA caused it.

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