2009-2017年 伯米亚盆地地震与SMU地震学家的废水注入相关联。 2009-2017 Permian Basin earthquakes linked to wastewater injection by SMU seismologists.

美国中立大学的地震学家在"地震记录"上发表了一项研究,该研究将2017年之前在特克萨斯州NM的珀米亚盆地地震的增加与地下废水注入联系起来,这是石油和天然气开采的副产品. SMU seismologists published a study in The Seismic Record that links an increase in earthquakes in the Permian Basin, TX/NM before 2017 to underground wastewater injection, a byproduct of oil & gas extraction. 该研究采用先进的地震定位方法,表明2009-2017年地震发生于浅水深度废水注入单元或接近浅水深度的废水注入单元。 The study, using advanced earthquake location methods, shows that seismicity from 2009-2017 occurred in or near shallow depth wastewater injection units. 成果帮助监管机构和行业制定更好的减灾战略,以减少地震风险。 Results help regulators and industry develop better mitigation strategies to reduce earthquake risks.