scholarly journals Structure contour and isopach maps of the Wolfcamp shale and Bone Spring Formation of the Delaware Basin, Permian Basin Province, New Mexico and Texas

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie B. Gaswirth
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Permian Basin ◽  
Delaware Basin ◽  
Isopach Maps ◽  
Bone Spring Formation

A study of earthquakes in the Permian Basin of Texas-New Mexico

1979 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 843-865
Author(s):  
A. M. Rogers ◽  
A. Malkiel
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Earthquake Activity ◽  
Central Basin ◽  
Permian Basin ◽  
Hydrocarbon Production ◽  
Delaware Basin ◽  
Secondary Recovery ◽  
Central Basin Platform ◽  
Large Earthquakes ◽  
Seismograph Network

abstract A microearthquake seismograph network has been employed to study earthquakes occurring in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico. The earthquakes are predominantly located on the Central Basin platform, although a few occur in the Delaware Basin. The majority of the earthquakes occur at the depths of sedimentary rocks, and the focal depths are also coincident with the depths at which hydrocarbon production and water-flood (secondary recovery) operations are conducted. Comparison of the historic earthquake activity with water-flood data shows that there was a possible increase in the number of large earthquakes (M > 3.0) in the mid-1960's when the number of water-flood projects and their injection pressures increased. The first felt event occurred in 1966. This tentative correlation suggests that the earthquakes are related to hydrocarbon production in this area.

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