The World Stress Map database release 2016: Crustal stress pattern across scales

O Heidbach, M Rajabi, X Cui, K Fuchs, B Müller… - Tectonophysics, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the present-day crustal in-situ stress field is a key for the
understanding of geodynamic processes such as global plate tectonics and earthquakes. It …

State of stress in areas of active unconventional oil and gas development in North America

JEL Snee, MD Zoback - AAPG Bulletin, 2022 - archives.datapages.com
In this paper, we present comprehensive data on stress orientation and relative magnitude
in areas throughout North America where unconventional oil and gas are currently being …

Induced seismicity in the Delaware Basin, West Texas, is caused by hydraulic fracturing and wastewater disposal

A Savvaidis, A Lomax, C Breton - Bulletin of the …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Most current seismicity in the southern US midcontinent is related to oil and gas operations
(O&G Ops). In Texas, although recorded earthquakes are of low‐to‐moderate magnitude …

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 …

Machine‐learning‐facilitated earthquake and anthropogenic source detections near the Weiyuan Shale Gas Blocks, Sichuan, China

PC Zhou, WL Ellsworth, HF Yang… - Earth and Planetary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Seismic hazard assessment and risk mitigation depend critically on rapid analysis and
characterization of earthquake sequences. Increasing seismicity in shale gas blocks of the …

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 …

Recent advances in characterizing the crustal stress field and future applications of stress data: Perspectives from North America

JE Lundstern - Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 2024 - lyellcollection.org
The stress field controls patterns of crustal deformation, including which faults are likeliest to
cause earthquakes or transmit fluids. Since the 1950s, maps of maximum horizontal stress …

Faults and non‐double‐couple components for induced earthquakes

R Wang, YJ Gu, R Schultz… - Geophysical Research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Focal mechanisms of induced earthquakes reflect anthropogenic contributions to preexisting
geological features and fault slippages. In this paper, we examine fault‐related (double …

High‐resolution imaging of the ML 2.9 August 2019 earthquake in Lancashire, United Kingdom, induced by hydraulic fracturing during Preston New Road PNR‐2 …

T Kettlety, JP Verdon, A Butcher… - Seismological …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Hydraulic fracturing (HF) at Preston New Road (PNR), Lancashire, United Kingdom, in
August 2019, induced a number of felt earthquakes. The largest event (⁠ ML 2.9) occurred …

Reactivation of Precambrian faults by deep wastewater injection in Midland Basin, Texas, and performance evaluation of seismic response areas

JU Woo, WL Ellsworth - Bulletin of the Seismological …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Fluid injection associated with oil field operations can induce earthquakes through
perturbation to the balance between fault strength and tectonic stress. Induced seismicity …