The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is working to finalize a plan for wastewater disposal well operators to shut down or reduce volume in north-central Oklahoma, which has been rattled by a swarm of earthquakes. Commission spokesman Matt Skinner said the agency’s …
At least seven earthquakes rattled north-central Oklahoma on Monday, Nov. 30, including one felt 300 miles away in Iowa, prompting concern from local residents and policymakers that the state isn’t doing enough to curb the quakes that scientists have linked …
A sharp rise in earthquakes in Oklahoma in the past 100 years is likely the result of industrial activities in the energy-rich state, such as oil and natural gas production, a new study suggests. The paper by the U.S. Geological …
A Tulsa oil company has agreed to a technical meeting with Oklahoma regulators after challenging their response to earthquakes and saltwater disposal wells. The Oklahoman reports Marjo Operating Co. Inc. and staff for the Oklahoma Corporation Commission agreed during a …
In April 2013, a malfunctioning oil well in the countryside north of Oklahoma City caused storage tanks to overflow, sending 42,000 gallons of briny wastewater hurtling over a dike, across a wheat field and into a farm pond. State regulators …
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is imposing new guidelines on oil and natural gas disposal well operations in response to a rise in earthquake activity in northern Oklahoma and southern Logan counties. The commission that regulates the oil and gas industry …
A SandRidge Energy injection well has been ordered shut down because of numerous earthquakes near the well in north-central Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission issued the order after a 4.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the area. The well is …
A judge has thrown out a lawsuit over an earthquake that injured a woman, finding that the case should instead be heard by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. In August, Prague resident Sandra Ladra filed a lawsuit against the operators of …
