Ohio injected drilling waste count rises from earlier count
Saturday, May 28, 2016
In March, the 2015 volume of liquid drilling wastes injected in Ohio was reported as 28.8 million 42-gallon barrels. But now, Akron Beacon Journal reports that that number is increasing.
As of May 20, 31.4 million 42-gallon barrels of liquid drilling wastes were reported to have been injected last year. Based on this number, 2015’s total grew by 42.8 percent since 2014.
Injecting waste water from fracking has been linked to earthquakes that have occurred in Ohio as well as other drilling states in recent years. The top 10 Ohio counties for waste water injection include: Athens, Coshocton, Guernsey, Tuscarawas, Muskingum, Washington, Portage, Trumbull, Meigs and Ashtabula counties. All of the counties with the most injected drilling waste are located in southeastern or northeastern parts of the state.
Read more: Akron Beacon Journal > The 2015 volume of liquid drilling wastes going into Ohio’s injection wells keeps growing
More news about injection wells:
- Environmental groups sue US EPA over drilling waste disposal rules – May 7, 2016
- Ohio lawmakers push for injection well rules – Jan. 17, 2016
- US EPA praises ODNR’s waste water injection well program – Sept. 19, 2015
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What is fracking?
Fracking is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing is a process by which highly pressurized fluid is pumped thousands of feet into the ground to fracture rock formations. The goal is to release the natural gas that’s locked inside the rock.
Is it safe?
What most concerns people about fracturing is ground water contamination. The worry is that fractures underground, caused by the process, will extending upwards and into aquifers, releasing gas and chemicals into the ground water supply. There’s been no confirmed reports of such a thing happening. Though surface spills and drill site blowouts can lead to localized environmental concerns.
Will my water catch on fire?
Flammable water is caused by the release of methane gas into a drinking water supply. Methane gas occurs naturally and can be released by any kind of drilling, including water wells. In Pennsylvania officials fined Chesapeake Energy $1 million for contaminating ground water with methane. It was determined that the company had not properly cemented it’s boreholes and gas migrated up the well, between rock and into aquifers.