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 …

Disposal From In Situ Bitumen Recovery Induced the ML 5.6 Peace River Earthquake

R Schultz, JU Woo, K Pepin… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Earthquakes induced by human activities can impede the development of underground
resources. Significant induced events (M5) have caused both economic and human losses …

Statistical bounds on how induced seismicity stops

R Schultz, WL Ellsworth, GC Beroza - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Earthquakes caused by human activities receive scrutiny due to the risks and hazards they
pose. Seismicity that occurs after the causative anthropogenic operation stops has been …

Data-driven spatiotemporal assessment of the event-size distribution of the Groningen extraction-induced seismicity catalogue

AG Muntendam-Bos, N Grobbe - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
For induced seismicity, the non-stationary, heterogeneous character of subsurface stress
perturbations can be a source of spatiotemporal variations in the scaling of event sizes; one …

Projecting seismicity induced by complex alterations of underground stresses with applications to geothermal systems

M Cacace, H Hofmann, SA Shapiro - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Seismicity associated with subsurface operations is a major societal concern. It is therefore
critical to improve predictions of the induced seismic hazard. Current statistical approaches …

Monitoring microseismicity of the Hengill geothermal field in Iceland

F Grigoli, JF Clinton, T Diehl, P Kaestli, L Scarabello… - Scientific data, 2022 - nature.com
Induced seismicity is one of the main factors that reduces societal acceptance of deep
geothermal energy exploitation activities, and felt earthquakes are the main reason for …

A strategy for choosing red‐light thresholds to manage hydraulic fracturing induced seismicity in North America

R Schultz, GC Beroza… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Induced earthquakes caused by hydraulic fracturing are a growing concern, with risks that
are often managed by traffic light protocols (TLPs). Here, we apply a risk‐informed strategy …

Transient evolution of the relative size distribution of earthquakes as a risk indicator for induced seismicity

VA Ritz, AP Rinaldi, S Wiemer - Communications Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
Induced earthquakes pose a substantial challenge to many geo-energy applications, and in
particular to Enhanced Geothermal Systems. We demonstrate that the key factor controlling …

High seismic velocity structures control moderate to strong induced earthquake behaviors by shale gas development

J Li, J Xu, H Zhang, W Yang, Y Tan, F Zhang… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Moderate to strong earthquakes have been induced worldwide by shale gas development,
however, it is still unclear what factors control their behaviors. Here we use local seismic …

Induced seismicity red-light thresholds for enhanced geothermal prospects in the Netherlands

R Schultz, A Muntendam-Bos, W Zhou, GC Beroza… - Geothermics, 2022 - Elsevier
Prospects for geothermal energy in the Netherlands have renewed concerns around
induced earthquakes. Risks from induced earthquakes are managed by traffic light protocols …