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 …

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 …

A review of source models to further the understanding of the seismicity of the Groningen field

D Kühn, S Hainzl, T Dahm, G Richter… - Netherlands Journal of …, 2022 - cambridge.org
The occurrence of felt earthquakes due to gas production in Groningen has initiated
numerous studies and model attempts to understand and quantify induced seismicity in this …

Data-driven spatiotemporal assessment of the event-size distribution of the Groningen extraction-induced seismicity catalogue

AG Muntendam-Bos, N Grobbe - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
For induced seismicity, the non-stationary, heterogeneous character of subsurface stress
perturbations can be a source of spatiotemporal variations in the scaling of event sizes; one …

Earthquake nucleation characteristics revealed by seismicity response to seasonal stress variations induced by gas production at Groningen

M Acosta, JP Avouac, JD Smith… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Deterministic earthquake prediction remains elusive, but time‐dependent probabilistic
seismicity forecasting seems within reach thanks to the development of physics‐based …

Reactivation of Precambrian faults by deep wastewater injection in Midland Basin, Texas, and performance evaluation of seismic response areas

JU Woo, WL Ellsworth - Bulletin of the Seismological …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Fluid injection associated with oil field operations can induce earthquakes through
perturbation to the balance between fault strength and tectonic stress. Induced seismicity …

Bursts of fast propagating swarms of induced earthquakes at the Groningen gas field

K Sirorattanakul, JD Wilding… - Seismological …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Gas extraction from the Groningen gas reservoir, located in the northeastern Netherlands,
has led to a drop in pressure and drove compaction and induced seismicity. Stress-based …

Implications of the statistics of seismicity recorded within the Groningen gas field

J Trampert, R Benzi, F Toschi - Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 2022 - cambridge.org
We reanalysed the induced seismicity data from the Groningen gas reservoir. We used the
well-maintained induced event catalogue of the KNMI. The distributions of seismic moments …

Interevent-time distribution and aftershock frequency in non-stationary induced seismicity

RAJ Post, MAJ Michels, JP Ampuero, T Candela… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The initial footprint of an earthquake can be extended considerably by triggering of clustered
aftershocks. Such earthquake–earthquake interactions have been studied extensively for …

Seismicity scenarios for the remaining operating period of the gas field in Groningen, Netherlands

G Zöller, S Hainzl - Seismological Society of America, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
In recent years, induced seismicity at the Groningen gas field caused increasing public
concern and became a critical factor for future gas production plans. estimated the upper …