Developments in understanding seismicity triggered by hydraulic fracturing

GM Atkinson, DW Eaton, N Igonin - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
As recently as 2015, it was common in the scientific literature to find assertions that the risk
of triggering a damaging earthquake by hydraulic fracturing (HF)—an industrial process …

Induced seismicity during geoenergy development—A hydromechanical perspective

S Ge, MO Saar - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The basic triggering mechanism underlying induced seismicity traces back to the mid‐1960s
that relied on the process of pore‐fluid pressure diffusion. The last decade has experienced …

Fault activation and induced seismicity in geological carbon storage–Lessons learned from recent modeling studies

J Rutqvist, AP Rinaldi, F Cappa, P Jeanne… - Journal of Rock …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the light of current concerns related to induced seismicity associated with geological
carbon sequestration (GCS), this paper summarizes lessons learned from recent modeling …

[HTML][HTML] Induced seismicity in geologic carbon storage

V Vilarrasa, J Carrera, S Olivella, J Rutqvist… - Solid Earth, 2019 - se.copernicus.org
Geologic carbon storage, as well as other geo-energy applications, such as geothermal
energy, seasonal natural gas storage and subsurface energy storage imply fluid injection …

Assessing induced seismicity risk at CO2 storage projects: Recent progress and remaining challenges

JA White, W Foxall - International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 2016 - Elsevier
It is well established that fluid injection has the potential to induce earthquakes—from
microseismicity to magnitude 5+ events—by altering state-of-stress conditions in the …

Large‐scale fracture systems are permeable pathways for fault activation during hydraulic fracturing

N Igonin, JP Verdon, JM Kendall… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Induced seismicity due to fluid injection, including hydraulic fracturing, is an increasingly
common phenomenon worldwide; yet, the mechanisms by which hydraulic fracturing causes …

Seismicity induced by geological CO2 storage: A review

Y Cheng, W Liu, T Xu, Y Zhang, X Zhang, Y Xing… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Geological storage is a valuable strategy for reducing CO 2 emissions to the atmosphere,
although seismicity induced by CO 2 injection can be a serious hazard that also becomes an …

Coupled Hydromechanical Modeling of Induced Seismicity From CO2 Injection in the Illinois Basin

K Luu, M Schoenball, CM Oldenburg… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Injection of CO2 for geologic carbon sequestration into deep sedimentary formations
involves fluid pressure increases that engage hydromechanical processes that can cause …

Caprock integrity and public perception studies of carbon storage in depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs

A Paluszny, CC Graham, KA Daniels, V Tsaparli… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Capture and subsurface storage of CO 2 is widely viewed as being a necessary component
of any strategy to minimise and control the continued increase in average global …

GPS observed horizontal ground extension at the Hutubi (China) underground gas storage facility and its application to geomechanical modeling for induced …

G Jiang, X Qiao, X Wang, R Lu, L Liu, H Yang… - Earth and Planetary …, 2020 - Elsevier
Induced earthquakes and ground displacements were seldom reported in relation to gas
injection or extraction. The Hutubi underground gas storage (HUGS) facility is the largest …