The number of oil drilling induced earthquakes recorded in the U.S. South reached 570 in the first five months of 2021. Earthquakes above the magnitude of 2 on the Richter scale increased fourfold between 2017 and 2020 as a result of drilling methods that require injections of water. Water injections are used in order to maintain or increase pressure levels in the reservoir and thus raise oil outflow from the well.
Number of earthquakes above magnitude 2 on Richter scale caused by onshore oil and gas drilling activity in the United States from 2017 to 2021*
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Rystad Energy. (June 10, 2021). Number of earthquakes above magnitude 2 on Richter scale caused by onshore oil and gas drilling activity in the United States from 2017 to 2021* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147996/us-oil-drilling-induced-onshore-earthquakes/
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