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 …

Managing induced seismicity risks from enhanced geothermal systems: A good practice guideline

W Zhou, F Lanza, I Grigoratos, R Schultz… - Reviews of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Geothermal energy is a green source of power that could play an important role in climate‐
conscious energy portfolios; enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) have the potential to …

Geothermal energy as a means to decarbonize the energy mix of megacities

CA Vargas, L Caracciolo, PJ Ball - Communications Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
The global number of megacities is projected to increase from 33 to 43 by 2030. Megacities
are critical for the world's economy; however, their resource management is particularly …

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 …

Large‐scale fracture systems are permeable pathways for fault activation during hydraulic fracturing

N Igonin, JP Verdon, JM Kendall… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Induced seismicity due to fluid injection, including hydraulic fracturing, is an increasingly
common phenomenon worldwide; yet, the mechanisms by which hydraulic fracturing causes …

An overview of induced seismicity in the Netherlands

AG Muntendam-Bos, G Hoedeman… - Netherlands Journal of …, 2022 - cambridge.org
We present an overview of induced seismicity due to subsurface engineering in the
Netherlands. Our overview includes events induced by gas extraction, underground gas …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Global physics-based database of injection-induced seismicity

IR Kivi, A Boyet, H Wu, L Walter… - Earth System …, 2023 - essd.copernicus.org
Fluid injection into geological formations for energy resource development frequently
induces (micro) seismicity. Moderate-to large-magnitude induced earthquakes may cause …

Distinguishing the causal factors of induced seismicity in the Delaware Basin: Hydraulic fracturing or wastewater disposal?

I Grigoratos, A Savvaidis… - … Society of America, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Identifying the causal factors behind elevated seismicity rates in areas with multiple ongoing
oil and gas activities has always been a challenging issue that is lacking a homogeneous …