Earthquake Insurance in OK--- Do I still need it?

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A.Hinkle

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Haven't felt a tremor in awhile. I guess the fracking shut down solved the earthquake problem? I dunno.

Thinking about now renewing.. What do yall think ?
There is a 'relationship' between fracking and earthquakes, but fracking doesn't actually cause earthquakes. It produces a large amount of wastewater that is expensive to make drinkable, so most frackers drill holes and dump the water down them. This water can then end up applying pressure to existing fault lines and trigger earthquakes. The water is there now, even if fracking has slowed, so the earthquake issue won't actually go away.

It is interesting how little coverage it has gotten of late. But even when it was being covered I never once actually felt any of the earthquakes but I might be in the minority there.
 

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In reality now days insurance is nothing more than a scam taking your money and giving nothing in return, having earthquake insurance for me is like me having maternity insurance for myself(and im male) and for the wife ( which doesnt have the baby factory anymore) is a waste of money.
 

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In reality now days insurance is nothing more than a scam taking your money and giving nothing in return, having earthquake insurance for me is like me having maternity insurance for myself(and im male) and for the wife ( which doesnt have the baby factory anymore) is a waste of money.
I'm stating to think that way as well.
 

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Fracing was never shutdown. Logical since it wasn’t the cause. Fracking on the other hand I’m not familiar with so I won’t comment.
I will help you out:

"Fracking is short for "hydraulic fracturing", which is the process of creating fractures in rocks and rock formations by injecting specialized fluid into cracks to force them to open further. The larger fissures allow more oil and gas to flow out of the formations and into the wellbore."
 

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I will help you out:

"Fracking is short for "hydraulic fracturing", which is the process of creating fractures in rocks and rock formations by injecting specialized fluid into cracks to force them to open further. The larger fissures allow more oil and gas to flow out of the formations and into the wellbore."

I can assure you that Okietool knows full well what the procedure is and what is involved. If he is like me, he has generally seen the spelling for that process to be "fracing" rather than "fracking."
 

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I will help you out:

"Fracking is short for "hydraulic fracturing", which is the process of creating fractures in rocks and rock formations by injecting specialized fluid into cracks to force them to open further. The larger fissures allow more oil and gas to flow out of the formations and into the wellbore."
Sounds eerily similar to fracing.
 

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