wastewater
Lightning And Oil Country: A Volatile Mix
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Thunderstorms are a regular occurrence on the prairie, but when they roll through oil country, they can wreak havoc hitting wastewater disposal sites.
Inside Energy News
A Billion-Barrel-A-Year Problem
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A key solution to the earthquake crisis in Oklahoma and some other energy states is the long-term management of an enormous amount of oil-field wastewater likely triggering the shaking. The energy industry is working to solve this billion-barrel-a-year problem, and one promising alternative to risky disposal wells is reusing wastewater instead of pumping it underground.
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Bonds For Ponds In Wyoming
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Millions of gallons of salty wastewater are produced each day wherever there’s oil and gas production. Most states inject wastewater deep underground, but several like Wyoming use above-ground wastewater ponds, too. Regulators now want to make sure the state will not be left scrambling to pay for the pond’s cleanup if companies shutter.
oilfield waste
A Toxic Legacy: North Dakota Looks To Clean Up Old Oilfield Waste
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Salty wastewater from oil wells was once dumped into pits dug into farmers’ fields. Over the years, it seeped into neighboring land, rendering it infertile. Decades later, North Dakota’s left wondering how to clean up this toxic legacy.
hydraulic fracturing
IE Questions: Where Does Fracking Water Go?
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You asked? We answered! Lisa Gardiner of the UCAR Center for Science Education and AirWaterGas helped us answer an audience question: What happens to all the water that comes up after a well is hydraulically fractured?
brine
Maps Zero In On Oilfield Waste Spills, Disposal Sites
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Do you live near an oilfield waste disposal site? Has a spill occurred near you? Maps from the Western Organization of Resource Councils show these locations in several western states.
Inside Energy News
Inside Energy Reads – Week Of 11/16
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Texas wastewater spills are largely unreported and may be on the rise. Paris climate talks and the connection between climate change and terrorism.
Featured in Category
IE Questions: Why Does Wyoming Produce So Much Wastewater?
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Wyoming produces billions of barrels of wastewater a year. Why? Leigh Paterson reports.
IE Investigations
North Dakota Oil and Gas Officials Want Corrections To Our Story. Here’s Our Response.
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The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources criticized certain aspects of our story on North Dakota’s oilfield spill problem. Here’s our response.
