Still no quake study by Youngstown well operator - 21 News Now, More Local News for Youngstown, Ohio -

Still no quake study by Youngstown well operator

Updated:
  • More News

  • Friday, May 24 2013 10:37 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:37:33 GMT
    YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Police are investigating a shooting on the city's southside Friday night. It happened at around 9 p.m. on Marmion Avenue. Police say someone opened fire on a car hitting the driver
    YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Police are investigating a shooting on the city's southside Friday night. It happened at around 9 p.m. on Marmion Avenue. Police say someone opened fire on a car hitting the driver
  • Updated

    Friday, May 24 2013 10:27 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:27:57 GMT
    UNION TWP., Pa. - A Lowe's employee in Lawrence County has died from an accident at the business Friday evening. Union Township police say the incident happened when two employees were unloading appliances
    UNION TWP., Pa. - A Lowe's employee in Lawrence County has died from an accident at the business Friday evening. Union Township police say the incident happened when two employees were unloading appliances.
  • Updated

    Friday, May 24 2013 10:25 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:25:49 GMT
    COLUMBIANA, Ohio - A young female driver traveling eastbound on Renkenberger Road lost control and rolled over into a ditch Friday just after 7 p.m. She had to be cut from the car and was transported
    COLUMBIANA, Ohio - A young female driver traveling eastbound on Renkenberger Road lost control and rolled over into a ditch Friday just after 7 p.m. She had to be cut from the car and was transported

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The operator of a northeast Ohio deep-injection well tied to earthquakes in the area hasn't received the state clearance it says is necessary to conduct independent seismic research aimed at proving it wasn't the cause of the quakes.

Documents obtained by The Associated Press show D&L Energy sought state permission in February to re-open the shuttered well - after plugging it to a shallower depth - and then to measure the vibrations for its analysis. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has yet to respond, in what could be a permanent delay.

D&L closed the Youngstown well after a New Year's Eve quake reached 4.0 magnitude. The state then imposed a moratorium on deep-injection drilling near the site, halting regional disposal of millions of gallons of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Powered by WorldNow
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2013 Worldnow and WFMJ. All Rights Reserved. For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms