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Subject: Re: SD Quakes
From: chrisatupw@.......
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:32:39 -0500 (EST)






-----Original Message-----
From: Randall Pratt 
To: psnlist 
Sent: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:53
Subject: SD Quakes



I=E2=80=99ve researched a bit more on drilling and I don=E2=80=99t believe =
there is any relation here.  There are 3 old wells in the 6 to 10 thousand =
foot range but all are listed as wildcat dry holes in the state records.  T=
he nearest production appears to be about 15 miles northwest. http://denr.s=
d.gov/des/og/maps/fallriver.gif  The quakes are in sec 35 of 11S 5E.  Looki=
ng at the USGS sites there seems to be a pattern of historical activity rou=
ghly following the Nebraska South Dakota border and these would fit that pa=
ttern http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/south_dakota/seismicity=
..php
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Randy
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= -----Original Message-----
From: Randall Pratt <rpratt@.............>
To: psnlist <psnlist@..............>
Sent: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:53
Subject: SD Quakes

I=E2=80=99ve researched a bit more on drilling = and I don=E2=80=99t believe there is any relation here.  There are 3 o= ld wells in the 6 to 10 thousand foot range but all are listed as wildcat d= ry holes in the state records.  The nearest production appears to be a= bout 15 miles northwest. http://denr.sd.gov/des/og/maps/fallriver.gif &nb= sp;The quakes are in sec 35 of 11S 5E.  Looking at the USGS sites ther= e seems to be a pattern of historical activity roughly following the Nebras= ka South Dakota border and these would fit that pattern http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/south_dakota/seismi= city.php
 
 
Randy
 

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