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 …

A review of the current status of induced seismicity monitoring for hydraulic fracturing in unconventional tight oil and gas reservoirs

L Li, J Tan, DA Wood, Z Zhao, D Becker, Q Lyu, B Shu… - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
During the past decades, significant progress has been made in the development of induced
seismicity monitoring for related human activities. Hydraulic fracturing and induced …

The role of aseismic slip in hydraulic fracturing–induced seismicity

TS Eyre, DW Eaton, DI Garagash, M Zecevic… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Models for hydraulic fracturing–induced earthquakes in shales typically ascribe fault
activation to elevated pore pressure or increased shear stress; however, these mechanisms …

Hydraulic fracturing volume is associated with induced earthquake productivity in the Duvernay play

R Schultz, G Atkinson, DW Eaton, YJ Gu, H Kao - Science, 2018 - science.org
A sharp increase in the frequency of earthquakes near Fox Creek, Alberta, began in
December 2013 in response to hydraulic fracturing. Using a hydraulic fracturing database …

Hydraulic fracturing induced seismicity in the southern Sichuan Basin due to fluid diffusion inferred from seismic and injection data analysis

Y Tan, J Hu, H Zhang, Y Chen, J Qian… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In the southern Sichuan Basin, China, the recent increase in the seismic activity has
been suspected to be related to hydraulic fracturing stimulation for producing the shale gas …

Induced seismicity characterization during hydraulic‐fracture monitoring with a shallow‐wellbore geophone array and broadband sensors

DW Eaton, N Igonin, A Poulin… - Seismological …, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
ABSTRACT The Tony Creek Dual Microseismic Experiment (ToC2ME) is a field program
that used a diverse set of sensors to record a hydraulic‐fracturing completion program at a …

Newly emerging cases of hydraulic fracturing induced seismicity in the Duvernay East Shale Basin

R Schultz, R Wang - Tectonophysics, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydraulic fracturing (HF) in the Duvernay Formation near Fox Creek, Alberta, Canada, has
produced some of the most prolific clusters of induced seismicity. In this paper, we describe …

Increased likelihood of induced seismicity in highly overpressured shale formations

DW Eaton, R Schultz - Geophysical Journal International, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Fluid-injection processes such as disposal of saltwater or hydraulic fracturing can induce
earthquakes by increasing pore pressure and/or shear stress on faults. Natural processes …

Source‐mechanism analysis and stress inversion for hydraulic‐fracturing‐induced event sequences near Fox Creek, Alberta

H Zhang, DW Eaton… - Bulletin of the …, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A shallow‐borehole array was employed to record induced seismicity sequences that
occurred during multistage hydraulic‐fracturing operations near Fox Creek, Alberta. Using …

[HTML][HTML] Geometry and tectonic deformation of seismogenic structures in the Rongxian-Weiyuan-Zizhong region, Sichuan Basin: insights from focal mechanism …

GX YI, F LONG, MJ LIANG, M ZHAO… - Chinese Journal of …, 2020 - en.dzkx.org
Abstract The Rongxian-Weiyuan-Zizhong (RWZ) region in central-western Sichuan Basin
has been recognized to be a place with low historical seismicity, however, several …