Interestingly, the actual source (at least in a similar tweet[0]) was a fracking company[1] who seems to have an automated system filling their blog's "Industry Perspectives" section by republishing random articles that sound sort of geology related, for SEO. They even link back directly to the Onion!
[0] https://x.com/oneunderscore__/status/1793779462968099202
[1] https://www.resfrac.com/blog/geologists-recommend-eating-lea...