Fracking Well Depths Linked to Oklahoma Quakes

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Feb. 2, 2018

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Media Highlight

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Axios

"A new study published in Science Thursday found that the deeper these injections go towards a layer of rock called the crystalline basement, the more likely they are to cause earthquakes."

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