Can Induced Seismicity Cause Fault Leakage and How Does it Evolve with Time?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Birkholzer
Keyword(s):  
Induced Seismicity ◽  
Fault Leakage

Varied Responses to Human-Induced Seismicity in the City of Azle, Texas

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Sarmistha R. Majumdar
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Induced Seismicity ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Prior History ◽  
Small Community ◽  
Regulatory Policies ◽  
The Status

Fracking has helped to usher in an era of energy abundance in the United States. This advanced drilling procedure has helped the nation to attain the status of the largest producer of crude oil and natural gas in the world, but some of its negative externalities, such as human-induced seismicity, can no longer be ignored. The occurrence of earthquakes in communities located at proximity to disposal wells with no prior history of seismicity has shocked residents and have caused damages to properties. It has evoked individuals’ resentment against the practice of injection of fracking’s wastewater under pressure into underground disposal wells. Though the oil and gas companies have denied the existence of a link between such a practice and earthquakes and the local and state governments have delayed their responses to the unforeseen seismic events, the issue has gained in prominence among researchers, affected community residents, and the media. This case study has offered a glimpse into the varied responses of stakeholders to human-induced seismicity in a small city in the state of Texas. It is evident from this case study that although individuals’ complaints and protests from a small community may not be successful in bringing about statewide changes in regulatory policies on disposal of fracking’s wastewater, they can add to the public pressure on the state government to do something to address the problem in a state that supports fracking.

ChemoMechanical Controls on Induced Seismicity.

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Charles Choens ◽  
Anastasia Gennadyevna Ilgen ◽  
Carlos F. Jove-Colon ◽  
Jennifer Wilson ◽  
Moo Y. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Induced Seismicity

HYDROLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF NONCONFORMITIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR INJECTION-INDUCED SEISMICITY IN THE MIDCONTINENT UNITED STATES

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura A. Cuccio ◽  
◽  
James P. Evans ◽  
Kelly K. Bradbury ◽  
Peter S. Mozley
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Induced Seismicity

NUMERICAL MODELING OF WASTEWATER INJECTION AND INDUCED SEISMICITY IN GREELEY, COLORADO

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan R.M. Brown ◽  
◽  
Shemin Ge ◽  
Anne F. Sheehan ◽  
Jenny S. Nakai
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Modeling ◽  
Induced Seismicity
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