When Texas Started Shaking More Than California In 2023, Texas and California were nearly tied for the number of magnitude 3 ...

A rock sample is compressed in this apparatus. The sample is fitted with many sensors to detect acoustic emissions, i.e. micro-earthquakes. Man-made earthquakes, so called induced seismicity, have ...

A flare burns off methane and other hydrocarbons as oil pumpjacks operate in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas. A large 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit West Texas on Friday, July 26, 2024. The U.S.

Rock rheology governs the deformation of rocks in reaction to forces within the Earth's interior. Rheology is the scientific ...

Boulder, Colo., USA: Subsurface carbon sequestration—storing carbon in rocks deep underground—offers a partial solution for removing carbon from the atmosphere. Used alongside emissions reductions, ...

Using a method that works backward from a set of observed earthquakes to test seismic models that fit those observations, researchers working in the Delaware Basin were able to determine whether ...

Three earthquakes that struck west Texas on Monday – including a magnitude 4.9 temblor – are all linked to local oil production. Three quakes were recorded Monday night in Scurry County, Texas. The ...

Subsurface carbon sequestration -- storing carbon in rocks deep underground -- offers a partial solution for removing carbon from the atmosphere. Used alongside emissions reductions, geologic carbon ...

A new kind of earthquake has been detected in western Canada, one that shakes the ground slower and longer than typical seismic events. These earthquakes, recorded during hydraulic fracturing for oil ...