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 …

A comprehensive review of site selection, experiment and numerical simulation for underground hydrogen storage

J Wang, R Wu, M Wei, B Bai, J Xie, Y Li - Gas Science and Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Underground hydrogen storage (UHS) is a promising approach to overcome some of the
challenges associated with hydrogen storage and distribution. However, large-scale …

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 …

Cooling-induced reactivation of distant faults during long-term geothermal energy production in hot sedimentary aquifers

IR Kivi, E Pujades, J Rutqvist, V Vilarrasa - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Deep geothermal energy (DGE) represents an opportunity for a sustainable and carbon-free
energy supply. One of the main concerns of DGE is induced seismicity that may produce …

[HTML][HTML] Seismicity at the Castor gas reservoir driven by pore pressure diffusion and asperities loading

S Cesca, D Stich, F Grigoli, A Vuan… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The 2013 seismic sequence at the Castor injection platform offshore Spain, including three
earthquakes of magnitude 4.1, occurred during the initial filling of a planned Underground …

Poroelastic stress relaxation, slip stress transfer and friction weakening controlled post-injection seismicity at the Basel Enhanced Geothermal System

A Boyet, S De Simone, S Ge, V Vilarrasa - Communications Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Induced seismicity is a limiting factor for the development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems
(EGS). Its causal mechanisms are not fully understood, especially those of post-injection …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] The development, frontier and prospect of Large-Scale Underground Energy Storage: A bibliometric review

L Huang, Z Hou, Y Fang, J Luo, L Wu, Q Wang… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Large-Scale Underground Energy Storage (LUES) plays a critical role in ensuring
the safety of large power grids, facilitating the integration of renewable energy sources, and …

[HTML][HTML] On the role of poroelastic stressing and pore pressure diffusion in discrete fracture and fault system in triggering post-injection seismicity in enhanced …

IR Kivi, V Vilarrasa, KI Kim, H Yoo, KB Min - International Journal of Rock …, 2024 - Elsevier
Injection-induced seismicity has become one of the most critical challenges for the
widespread deployment of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). In particular, some EGS …

Reply to: Multiple induced seismicity mechanisms at Castor underground gas storage illustrate the need for thorough monitoring

S Cesca, D Stich, F Grigoli, A Vuan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
We welcome the call for seismic monitoring infrastructures around potential sources of
anthropogenic seismicity 1 in response to our report about seismicity at the Castor gas …