If the wastewater could be treated above ground, the industry would really take off.
Are authorities sure the injections are a direct cause of the “quakes ?”
That is what the USGS is saying. Recycling is probably the answer.
“Are authorities sure the injections are a direct cause of the quakes ?”
So what? These mini anthropogenic “quakes”, if at all, are only superficial. Oklahoma NEEDS oil or they are the poorest State economically. During oil boom, OK is awesome. Oil bust causes some gubmint skool budgets trim down, but OK survives for the most part.