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also fwiw, the induced seismicity from fracking was found to come from injected wastewater associated with post-frac oil production [1]. it's my understanding t
by w1 6y ago
also fwiw, the induced seismicity from fracking was found to come from injected wastewater associated with post-frac oil production [1]. it's my understanding that the majority of these geothermal systems are injecting about as much as their pumping up, so stress doesn't build/you don't have that issue.
[1] https://www.usgs.gov/natural-hazards/earthquake-hazards/science/myths-and-misconceptions-about-induced-earthquakes?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects https://www.usgs.gov/natural-hazards/earthquake-hazards/scie...