Hydraulic fracturing‐induced seismicity
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 …
impermeable host rocks. In this process, fluid injected under high pressure causes fractures …
From fluid flow to coupled processes in fractured rock: Recent advances and new frontiers
Quantitative predictions of natural and induced phenomena in fractured rock is one of the
great challenges in the Earth and Energy Sciences with far‐reaching economic and …
great challenges in the Earth and Energy Sciences with far‐reaching economic and …
Meeting the challenges of large-scale carbon storage and hydrogen production
There is a pressing need to rapidly, and massively, scale up negative carbon strategies such
as carbon capture and storage (CCS). At the same time, large-scale CCS can enable ramp …
as carbon capture and storage (CCS). At the same time, large-scale CCS can enable ramp …
Developments in understanding seismicity triggered by hydraulic fracturing
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 …
of triggering a damaging earthquake by hydraulic fracturing (HF)—an industrial process …
The physical mechanisms of induced earthquakes
Anthropogenic operations involving underground fluid extraction or injection can cause
unexpectedly large and even damaging earthquakes, despite operational and regulatory …
unexpectedly large and even damaging earthquakes, despite operational and regulatory …
Pore-pressure diffusion, enhanced by poroelastic stresses, controls induced seismicity in Oklahoma
Induced seismicity linked to geothermal resource exploitation, hydraulic fracturing, and
wastewater disposal is evolving into a global issue because of the increasing energy …
wastewater disposal is evolving into a global issue because of the increasing energy …
Earthquakes influenced by water
Injecting fluids in the crust, or their extraction, changes pore pressure and poroelastic
stresses. Both pressure and stress changes can promote seismicity and, hence, the seismic …
stresses. Both pressure and stress changes can promote seismicity and, hence, the seismic …
Understanding rate effects in injection-induced earthquakes
Understanding the physical mechanisms that underpin the link between fluid injection and
seismicity is essential in efforts to mitigate the seismic risk associated with subsurface …
seismicity is essential in efforts to mitigate the seismic risk associated with subsurface …
Induced seismicity in the Delaware basin, Texas
The seismicity rate in the Delaware Basin, located in western Texas and southeastern New
Mexico, has increased by orders of magnitude within the past~ 5 years. While no seismicity …
Mexico, has increased by orders of magnitude within the past~ 5 years. While no seismicity …
Induced seismicity in the Delaware Basin, West Texas, is caused by hydraulic fracturing and wastewater disposal
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 …
(O&G Ops). In Texas, although recorded earthquakes are of low‐to‐moderate magnitude …