The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is decreasing activities for 245 wells near recent earthquake sites.The operators within 5,281 square miles of Fairview and Medford were notified last Thursday that they needed to cut back on 500,000 barrels of waste-water injection.“We have taken a number of actions in the Medford, Fairview, and Cherokee areas,” OCC Oil and Gas Conservation Division director Tim Baker said. “However, there is agreement among researchers, including our partners at the Oklahoma Geological Survey, that the data clearly underscored the need for a larger, regional response. That is why, even as we took actions in various parts of the region in response to specific earthquake events, we were already working on a larger plan. ”The OCC plan cuts waste-water injection in the areas by about 40 percent. OCC said there will be four stages of volume cuts between now and April. OCC noted that researchers cautioned against sudden pressure changes in the area.“The wells covered in this plan include those along the western area of the plan’s boundaries where there has not yet been major earthquake activity,” Baker said. “This plan is aimed not only at taking further action in response to past activity, but also to get out ahead of it and hopefully prevent new areas from being involved.”31967416

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is decreasing activities for 245 wells near recent earthquake sites.

The operators within 5,281 square miles of Fairview and Medford were notified last Thursday that they needed to cut back on 500,000 barrels of waste-water injection.


“We have taken a number of actions in the Medford, Fairview, and Cherokee areas,” OCC Oil and Gas Conservation Division director Tim Baker said. “However, there is agreement among researchers, including our partners at the Oklahoma Geological Survey, that the data clearly underscored the need for a larger, regional response. That is why, even as we took actions in various parts of the region in response to specific earthquake events, we were already working on a larger plan. ”

The OCC plan cuts waste-water injection in the areas by about 40 percent.

OCC said there will be four stages of volume cuts between now and April. OCC noted that researchers cautioned against sudden pressure changes in the area.

“The wells covered in this plan include those along the western area of the plan’s boundaries where there has not yet been major earthquake activity,” Baker said. “This plan is aimed not only at taking further action in response to past activity, but also to get out ahead of it and hopefully prevent new areas from being involved.”



