Azle, Texas, USA. 13th January 2014. Frequent earthquakes are alarming residents in Azle, Texas, that unconventional drilling pioneered in the area and disposal wells are now risking their drinking water Credit: J. G. Domke/Alamy Live News
Protester greets residents in Parker, Wise and Tarrant county who are worried that 32 recent earthquakes will destroy their homes and make it impossible to sell. Insurance companies have refused to insure the homes saying that it is a man-made earthquake. The state energy department, TRRC, has started action to prove whether or not it is man-made. George Mitchell pioneered getting "unconventional" drilling to release gas from layers of rock and felt the geological layer north of Fort Worth best suited. He didn't worry about disposing the salt water pumped out of the wells. It was easy to drill down deeper and dispose of it. Residents now fear the five disposal wells nearby might have caused the earthquakes.
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Location: Azle, Tarrant, Parker, Wise counties north Texas, Fort Worth USA
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