Study shows significant increase in earthquake activity around Permian Basin area being developed for oil and gas.
One region currently being heavily developed for oil and gas is the Permian Basin. This is a sedimentary basin that lies across western Texas and southeastern New Mexico. In this sedimentary basin is a huge oil field that has been drilled for over a century., a team of scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has now looked at the earthquake activity in an area near the city of Pecos.
Findings showed there was a significant increase in earthquake activity from 2009. In the last 10 years, scientists found there had been over 7,000 earthquakes. This activity increased over time—in 2009, there were 19 earthquakes of magnitude 1 or above, while in 2017, there were over 1,600. Researchers note that petroleum production in the West Texas portion of the Permian Basin has been increasing rapidly since 2007 and is expected to become the world's second biggest producer by 2023.
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