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The Texas Railroad Commission voted last week to immediately suspend a permit that allowed a defiant Houston operator to inject oil field wastewater deep underground in an area of West Texas plagued by earthquakes, our energy investigative reporter Amanda Drane writes.
The vote is the latest milestone in a yearlong legal battle over whether Blackbuck Resources could be causing a string of earthquakes, including one of record strength last month that triggered the commission to issue an emergency order.
The earlier order compelled Blackbuck to stop operating for at least 15 days. Blackbuck has not resumed operations, the commission said in a statement.
The order approved last week shuts down Blackbuck's disposal well permanently. But the company could still appeal the decision in district court.
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