Subsurface carbon dioxide and hydrogen storage for a sustainable energy future

S Krevor, H De Coninck, SE Gasda… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Gigatonne scale geological storage of carbon dioxide and energy (such as hydrogen) will
be central aspects of a sustainable energy future, both for mitigating CO2 emissions and …

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 …

From fluid flow to coupled processes in fractured rock: Recent advances and new frontiers

HS Viswanathan, J Ajo‐Franklin… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Quantitative predictions of natural and induced phenomena in fractured rock is one of the
great challenges in the Earth and Energy Sciences with far‐reaching economic and …

Developments in understanding seismicity triggered by hydraulic fracturing

GM Atkinson, DW Eaton, N Igonin - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
As recently as 2015, it was common in the scientific literature to find assertions that the risk
of triggering a damaging earthquake by hydraulic fracturing (HF)—an industrial process …

Earthquake hazard and risk analysis for natural and induced seismicity: towards objective assessments in the face of uncertainty

JJ Bommer - Bulletin of earthquake engineering, 2022 - Springer
The fundamental objective of earthquake engineering is to protect lives and livelihoods
through the reduction of seismic risk. Directly or indirectly, this generally requires …

Real‐time imaging, forecasting, and management of human‐induced seismicity at Preston New Road, Lancashire, England

H Clarke, JP Verdon, T Kettlety… - Seismological …, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Earthquakes induced by subsurface fluid injection pose a significant issue across a range of
industries. Debate continues as to the most effective methods to mitigate the resulting …

Green, yellow, red, or out of the blue? An assessment of Traffic Light Schemes to mitigate the impact of hydraulic fracturing-induced seismicity

JP Verdon, JJ Bommer - Journal of Seismology, 2021 - Springer
Mitigating hydraulic fracturing-induced seismicity (HF-IS) poses a challenge for shale gas
companies and regulators alike. The use of Traffic Light Schemes (TLSs) is the most …

A process-based approach to understanding and managing triggered seismicity

BH Hager, J Dieterich, C Frohlich, R Juanes, S Mantica… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
There is growing concern about seismicity triggered by human activities, whereby small
increases in stress bring tectonically loaded faults to failure. Examples of such activities …

A risk-based approach for managing hydraulic fracturing–induced seismicity

R Schultz, GC Beroza, WL Ellsworth - Science, 2021 - science.org
Risks from induced earthquakes are a growing concern that needs effective management.
For hydraulic fracturing of the Eagle Ford shale in southern Texas, we developed a risk …

High‐resolution imaging of the ML 2.9 August 2019 earthquake in Lancashire, United Kingdom, induced by hydraulic fracturing during Preston New Road PNR‐2 …

T Kettlety, JP Verdon, A Butcher… - Seismological …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Hydraulic fracturing (HF) at Preston New Road (PNR), Lancashire, United Kingdom, in
August 2019, induced a number of felt earthquakes. The largest event (⁠ ML 2.9) occurred …