Hydraulic fracturing‐induced seismicity

R Schultz, RJ Skoumal, MR Brudzinski… - Reviews of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hydraulic fracturing (HF) is a technique that is used for extracting petroleum resources from
impermeable host rocks. In this process, fluid injected under high pressure causes fractures …

Investigations and new insights on earthquake mechanics from fault slip experiments

L Dong, Q Luo - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Earthquakes occur mainly on active faults. Fault slip is closely related to seismicity and is
thus widely discussed in Geosciences, Seismology, and Engineering. Slip experiment is a …

The spatial footprint of injection wells in a global compilation of induced earthquake sequences

THW Goebel, EE Brodsky - Science, 2018 - science.org
Fluid injection can cause extensive earthquake activity, sometimes at unexpectedly large
distances. Appropriately mitigating associated seismic hazards requires a better …

Controlling fluid-induced seismicity during a 6.1-km-deep geothermal stimulation in Finland

G Kwiatek, T Saarno, T Ader, F Bluemle, M Bohnhoff… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
We show that near–real-time seismic monitoring of fluid injection allowed control of induced
earthquakes during the stimulation of a 6.1-km-deep geothermal well near Helsinki, Finland …

How will induced seismicity in Oklahoma respond to decreased saltwater injection rates?

C Langenbruch, MD Zoback - Science advances, 2016 - science.org
In response to the marked number of injection-induced earthquakes in north-central
Oklahoma, regulators recently called for a 40% reduction in the volume of saltwater being …

Analysis of induced seismicity in geothermal reservoirs–An overview

A Zang, V Oye, P Jousset, N Deichmann, R Gritto… - Geothermics, 2014 - Elsevier
In this overview we report results of analysing induced seismicity in geothermal reservoirs in
various tectonic settings within the framework of the European Geothermal Engineering …

The seismo-hydromechanical behavior during deep geothermal reservoir stimulations: open questions tackled in a decameter-scale in situ stimulation experiment

F Amann, V Gischig, K Evans, J Doetsch, R Jalali… - Solid Earth, 2018 - se.copernicus.org
In this contribution, we present a review of scientific research results that address seismo-
hydromechanically coupled processes relevant for the development of a sustainable heat …

Fluid‐faulting evolution in high definition: Connecting fault structure and frequency‐magnitude variations during the 2014 Long Valley Caldera, California, earthquake …

DR Shelly, WL Ellsworth, DP Hill - Journal of Geophysical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
An extended earthquake swarm occurred beneath southeastern Long Valley Caldera
between May and November 2014, culminating in three magnitude 3.5 earthquakes and …

The physical mechanisms of induced earthquakes

MJA Moein, C Langenbruch, R Schultz… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Anthropogenic operations involving underground fluid extraction or injection can cause
unexpectedly large and even damaging earthquakes, despite operational and regulatory …

Recent advances in risk assessment and risk management of geologic CO2 storage

RJ Pawar, GS Bromhal, JW Carey, W Foxall… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper gives an overview of the advances made in the field of risk assessment and risk
management of geologic CO 2 storage (GCS), since the publication of the IPCC Special …