Hydraulic fracturing‐induced seismicity

R Schultz, RJ Skoumal, MR Brudzinski… - Reviews of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hydraulic fracturing (HF) is a technique that is used for extracting petroleum resources from
impermeable host rocks. In this process, fluid injected under high pressure causes fractures …

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 …

Stress‐based and convolutional forecasting of injection‐induced seismicity: application to the Otaniemi geothermal reservoir stimulation

T Kim, JP Avouac - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Induced seismicity observed during Enhanced Geothermal Stimulation at Otaniemi, Finland
is modeled using both statistical and physical approaches. The physical model produces …

[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 …

Transient evolution of the relative size distribution of earthquakes as a risk indicator for induced seismicity

VA Ritz, AP Rinaldi, S Wiemer - Communications Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
Induced earthquakes pose a substantial challenge to many geo-energy applications, and in
particular to Enhanced Geothermal Systems. We demonstrate that the key factor controlling …

Mechanical zonation of rock properties and the development of fluid migration pathways: implications for enhanced geothermal systems in sedimentary-hosted …

O Kolawole, I Ispas, F Kolawole, C Germay… - Geothermal …, 2021 - Springer
Oil and gas operations in sedimentary basins have revealed the occurrence of significant
temperature anomalies at depth, raising the possibility of major geothermal resource …

Physics‐based evaluation of the maximum magnitude of potential earthquakes induced by the Hutubi (China) underground gas storage

G Jiang, L Liu, AJ Barbour, R Lu… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The world's largest underground gas storage facility in Hutubi (HUGS), China, is a unique
case where cyclic gas injection‐extraction induced both seismicity and ground deformation …

Pore fluid pressure in St. Gallen geothermal field (Switzerland) based on earthquake focal mechanisms

R De Matteis, B Massa, GM Adinolfi… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Induced seismicity represents a negative drawback during subsurface exploitation for
geothermal energy production. Understanding the triggering mechanisms of induced …

Relatively stable pressure effects and time-increasing thermal contraction control Heber geothermal field deformation

G Jiang, AJ Barbour, RJ Skoumal, K Materna… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Due to geological complexities and observational gaps, it is challenging to identify the
governing physical processes of geothermal field deformation including ground subsidence …

Time-dependent seismic hazard analysis for induced seismicity: the case of St Gallen (Switzerland), geothermal field

V Convertito, H Ebrahimian, O Amoroso, F Jalayer… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Reliable seismic hazard analyses are crucial to mitigate seismic risk. When dealing with
induced seismicity the standard Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA) has to be …