Texas Oil Regulator Opens Probe After Earthquakes Hit the Permian

The Railroad Commission of Texas, the oil regulator in America’s top oil-producing state, has opened a probe after a series of earthquakes hit the Permian basin last week. Last week, dozens of tremors were registered in counties close to oil and gas operations in Texas. West Texas was hit by several earthquakes, the largest measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale. After the series of quakes, the Railroad Commission is investigating wells in which operators have injected salty water that comes out of oil wells. The so-called disposal wells within…