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 …

Development of seismicity and probabilistic hazard assessment for the Groningen gas field

B Dost, E Ruigrok, J Spetzler - Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 2017 - cambridge.org
The increase in number and strength of shallow induced seismicity connected to the
Groningen gas field since 2003 and the occurrence of a ML 3.6 event in 2012 started the …

Traffic light systems: To what extent can induced seismicity be controlled?

S Baisch, C Koch… - Seismological …, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
In different subsurface energy technologies, traffic light systems (TLSs) have been
implemented for limiting the strength of induced seismicity. Despite their widespread …

Depletion‐induced seismicity at the Groningen gas field: Coulomb rate‐and‐state models including differential compaction effect

T Candela, S Osinga, JP Ampuero… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We implement a Coulomb rate‐and‐state approach to explore the nonlinear relation
between stressing rate and seismicity rate in the Groningen gas field. Coulomb stress rates …

Rise and reduction of induced earthquakes in the Groningen gas field, 1991–2018: statistical trends, social impacts, and policy change

C Vlek - Environmental earth sciences, 2019 - Springer
Over 320 induced earthquakes with magnitude M≥ 1.5, including 38 with M≥ 2.5 in the
Groningen gas field, the Netherlands, are statistically analysed, and their societal impacts …

Induced earthquakes from long‐term gas extraction in Groningen, the Netherlands: Statistical analysis and prognosis for acceptable‐risk regulation

C Vlek - Risk analysis, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, growing earthquake activity in the northeastern Netherlands has aroused
considerable concern among the 600,000 provincial inhabitants. There, at 3 km deep, the …

Natural time and nowcasting induced seismicity at the Groningen gas field in the Netherlands

M Luginbuhl, JB Rundle… - Geophysical Journal …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The Groningen gas field in the Netherlands has a significant level of induced seismicity; this
seismicity is attributed to fluid withdrawal not fluid injection. This is one of the most …

Reservoir creep and induced seismicity: inferences from geomechanical modeling of gas depletion in the Groningen field

JD van Wees, S Osinga… - Geophysical Journal …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The Groningen gas field in the Netherlands experienced an immediate reduction in seismic
events in the year following a massive cut in production. This reduction is inconsistent with …

Effects of reservoir mechanical properties on induced seismicity during subsurface hydrogen storage

JEJ Burtonshaw, A Paluszny… - Philosophical …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The intermittent storage of hydrogen in subsurface porous media such as depleted gas
fields could be pivotal to a successful energy transition. Numerical simulations investigate …

Geomechanical models for induced seismicity in the Netherlands: Inferences from simplified analytical, finite element and rupture model approaches

JD Van Wees, PA Fokker… - Netherlands Journal of …, 2017 - cambridge.org
In the Netherlands, over 190 gas fields of varying size have been exploited, and 15% of
these have shown seismicity. The prime cause for seismicity due to gas depletion is stress …