'Vibe Trucks' Not Rolling in Kent for Oil, Gas Exploration
Seismic testing for oil, natural gas wells minimal in Tree City
Seismic testing is under way in Kent and Portage County to map Ohio's shale formations for oil and natural gas drilling. Precision Geophysical, a seismic technology firm out of Millersburg, OH, is conducting tests throughout Northeast Ohio and started rolling through Franklin Township and Kent this week. The firm is using a combination of geophones, short sensors that stick a few inches into the ground, and "vibe trucks" to create images of the rock beds miles beneath the surface. Mark Zimmerman, a permit agent for Precision Geophysical, said the firm laid cable throughout Kent in order to use the geophones to detect vibrations in the ground that will be used to create two-and-three dimensional images of the shale formations. "It’s …
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Fred Pierre
1:37 am on Monday, December 17, 2012
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