Production-induced seismicity indicates a low risk of strong earthquakes in the Groningen gas field

N Boitz, C Langenbruch, SA Shapiro - Nature communications, 2024 - nature.com
The maximum possible earthquake related to gas production in Western Europe's largest
gas field, Groningen, Netherlands, is an urgent practical question. Here we show how to …

3-D model reveals thermal decomposition as a potential driver of seismicity in the Apennines, Italy

T Gunatilake, SA Miller - Geological Society of America …, 2025 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract Earthquakes in the Central Apennines of Italy generate extensive aftershock
sequences, with high-pressure CO2 often implicated as an important contributor to …

Earthquake growth inhibited at higher Coulomb stress change rate at Groningen

Y Tamama, M Acosta, SJ Bourne… - Geophysical Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Gas extraction from the Groningen gas field resulted in significant induced seismicity. We
analyze the magnitude‐frequency distribution of these earthquakes in space, time and in …

Quake‐DFN: A Software for Simulating Sequences of Induced Earthquakes in a Discrete Fault Network

K Im, JP Avouac - Bulletin of the Seismological Society of …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We present an earthquake simulator, Quake‐DFN, which allows simulating sequences of
earthquakes in a 3D discrete fault network governed by rate and state friction. The simulator …

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

K Sirorattanakul, JD Wilding… - Seismological …, 2025 - 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 …

On the derivation of closed‐form expressions for displacements, strains, and stresses inside poroelastic reservoirs

P Cornelissen, BJ Meulenbroek… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We critically review the derivation of closed‐form analytical expressions for elastic
displacements, strains, and stresses inside a subsurface reservoir undergoing pore …

Induced seismicity forecasting with uncertainty quantification: Application to the Groningen gas field

H Kaveh, P Batlle, M Acosta… - Seismological …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Reservoir operations for gas extraction, fluid disposal, carbon dioxide storage, or
geothermal energy production are capable of inducing seismicity. Modeling tools exist for …

A hydro-mechanical investigation of the first M 4+ seismicity sequence in the midland basin, texas

L **, WJ Curry, SA Hussenoeder - Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The M 4.2 2020 December Stanton, TX seismicity sequence marks the first of
several M 4+ seismicity sequences in the Midland Basin. In this study, we investigate its …

Robust Output Tracking for an Uncertain and Nonlinear 3D PDE-ODE System: Preventing Induced Seismicity in Underground Reservoirs

D Gutiérrez-Oribio, I Stefanou - arxiv preprint arxiv:2412.06327, 2024 - arxiv.org
This paper presents a robust control strategy for output tracking of a nonlinear 3D PDE-ODE
system. The output feedback control was developed by bounding the solution and its time …

Role of Plasticity in Induced Seismicity Risk Mitigation: A Case of the Groningen Gas Field

X Zhao, B Jha - SPE Journal, 2024 - onepetro.org
Earthquakes induced by fluid extraction from deep underground reservoirs are not well
understood in rocks that are deforming plastically. The problem grows in importance when …