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This illustration shows how carbon dioxide and water can be used to flush residual oil from a subsurface rock formation between wells. Image credit: U.S. Department of Energy.

Underground Carbon Dioxide Injections Triggered Earthquakes in Texas in 2009-2011

Nov 6, 2013 by News Staff

A new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences correlates 93 small earthquakes near Snyder, Texas between 2009...