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Passive Seismic Monitoring of Induced Seismicity

Author : David W. Eaton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107145252

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Passive Seismic Monitoring of Induced Seismicity by David W. Eaton Pdf

An introduction to the principles and applications of passive seismic monitoring, providing an accessible overview of current research and technology.

Induced Earthquakes

Author : S.K. Guha
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401594523

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Induced Earthquakes by S.K. Guha Pdf

There are few books and long review articles on water reservoir induced seismicity, mining induced seismicity and even on volcanic seismicity but the subjects of induced seismicity following fluid extraction and nuclear explosion and seismicity associated with tidal stress in Earth have not received significant attention though there are research papers in relevant literature. Thus an attempt has been made to discuss all the known forms of induced seismicity in the present book and to bring out common features of the different phenomena causing induced seismicity. The book has six main chapters namely 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, the first and last chapters, namely 1 and 8 being introduction and overview of all forms of induced seismicity. Material in Chapters 2 and 3 is rather recent though water reservoirs and petroleum extraction processes have been in existence over many decades. But, literature on chapters 4 and 5 is available since last one century or so as volcanic process and mining operation affect nearby human habitation and mining severely due to induced seismicity associated with mining in particular. However, literature on possible induced seismicity due to tidal stress is fairly old, the same following nuclear explosion is naturally recent.

Reservoir Induced Earthquakes

Author : H.K. Gupta
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1992-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444597359

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Reservoir Induced Earthquakes by H.K. Gupta Pdf

Since the publication of the first Dams and Earthquakes in 1976, the phenomenon of reservoir induced seismicity (RIS) is more widely understood. There are now over 70 known cases of reservoir-induced earthquakes. These damaging earthquakes have occurred in China, Kariba, Zambia, Greece, Kremasta, Koyna, India, California and elsewhere. The December 10, 1967 Koyna earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.3 claimed over 200 lives, injured 1500 and rendered thousands homeless. Because of the ever increasing demand for dam construction, for power generation, irrigation, and flood control, it is necessary to understand how, where and why induced earthquakes occur. Recent research has demonstrated that when suitable physical measurements of rock properties are made, a fairly accurate model of induced seismicity can be obtained. It appears possible to mitigate the hazard of RIS through manipulation of reservoir levels. The present volume is an updated and revised follow-up to the 1976 book. It presents an overview of the world-wide distribution of RIS, the salient aspects of RIS at specific reservior sites where earthquakes of M⟩5 have occurred and where new results on RIS are reported, and how they differ from the normal earthquake sequences. An examination of the non-occurrence of induced earthquakes in the vicinity of the Himalyan reservoirs and other related topics such as: the size of the largest induced earthquake that could occur at a given reservoir site; prediction of induced earthquakes; and dam site investigations which should be completed during the planning and operation of the reservoirs are also included.

Fluid-Induced Seismicity

Author : S. A. Shapiro
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521884570

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Fluid-Induced Seismicity by S. A. Shapiro Pdf

This book provides a quantitative introduction to the physics, application, interpretation, and hazard aspects of fluid-induced seismicity, focussing on spatio-temporal dynamics. Including many real data examples, this is a valuable reference for researchers and graduate students of geophysics, geomechanics and petrophysics, and a practical guide for petroleum geoscientists and engineers.

Induced Seismicity

Author : Harsh K. Gupta
Publisher : Springer
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783034892384

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Induced Seismicity by Harsh K. Gupta Pdf

A workshop on Induced Seismicity was organized during the 27th General Assembly of the International Association of Seismology and Physics of Earth's Interior (IASPEI) in Wellington, New Zealand during January 10-21, 1994. This volume presents a collection of 16 papers accepted for publication which accrued from this workshop. The first three papers address mining activity related to induced seismicity. The fourth paper deals with water injection induced seismic activity, while the remaining 12 papers treat several aspects of water reservoir induced earthquakes. Globally, the Koyna dam creating Shivajisagar Lake in Maharashtra, India, continues to be the most significant site of reservoir-induced earthquakes. With the increase in the number of cases of induced seismicity, there is a growing concern among planners, engineers, geophysicists and geologists to understand the environment conducive to this phenomenon. While the changes in pore-fluid pressure have been identified as the key factor in inducing earthquakes, the phenomenon itself is still poorly understood. This reality thus makes the study of the induced seismicity very important and this volume timely.

Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics,Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering,Committee on Earth Resources,Committee on Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309253703

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Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics,Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering,Committee on Earth Resources,Committee on Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies Pdf

In the past several years, some energy technologies that inject or extract fluid from the Earth, such as oil and gas development and geothermal energy development, have been found or suspected to cause seismic events, drawing heightened public attention. Although only a very small fraction of injection and extraction activities among the hundreds of thousands of energy development sites in the United States have induced seismicity at levels noticeable to the public, understanding the potential for inducing felt seismic events and for limiting their occurrence and impacts is desirable for state and federal agencies, industry, and the public at large. To better understand, limit, and respond to induced seismic events, work is needed to build robust prediction models, to assess potential hazards, and to help relevant agencies coordinate to address them. Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies identifies gaps in knowledge and research needed to advance the understanding of induced seismicity; identify gaps in induced seismic hazard assessment methodologies and the research to close those gaps; and assess options for steps toward best practices with regard to energy development and induced seismicity potential.

Earthquake-Induced Structural Pounding

Author : Robert Jankowski,Sayed Mahmoud
Publisher : Springer
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319163246

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Earthquake-Induced Structural Pounding by Robert Jankowski,Sayed Mahmoud Pdf

This books analyzes different approaches to modeling earthquake-induced structural pounding and shows the results of the studies on collisions between buildings and between bridge segments during ground motions. Aspects related to the mitigation of pounding effects as well as the design of structures prone to pounding are also discussed. Earthquake-induced structural pounding between insufficiently separated buildings, and between bridge segments, has been repeatedly observed during ground motions. The reports after earthquakes indicate that it may result in limited local damage in the case of moderate seismic events, or in considerable destruction or even the collapse of colliding structures during severe ground motions. Pounding in buildings is usually caused by the differences in dynamic properties between structures, which make them vibrate out-of-phase under seismic excitation. In contrast, in the case of longer bridge structures, it is more often the seismic wave propagation effect that induces collisions between superstructure segments during earthquakes.

Induced Seismic Events

Author : Peter Knoll,Georg Kowalle
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783034892049

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Induced Seismic Events by Peter Knoll,Georg Kowalle Pdf

Induced seismic events are of high scientific and economic significance. They are the result of human activities interacting with regional and local tectonics, changing the local crustal stress state by mining, extraction of rock masses, injection of fluids into the rock massif, and by changing the surface loading and pore pressure state near large reservoirs. Within Europe the study of induced seismic events has a long tradition and international scientific organizations have actively stimulated the co-operation in this field. During its General Assembly in September 1994, the European Seismological Society organized the symposium "Induced Seismic Events". The focus of this symposium was concentrated on induced events in central and eastern Europe, as well as in the former Soviet Union. The major contributions to the symposium, and also some Chinese, Canadian, and South African results are presented here. Case studies as well as data analyses and methodological studies are included. Seismologists and specialists working in the field of geohazard prevention will find much information in this volume that is pertinent to their work.

The Mechanism of Induced Seismicity

Author : Cezar I. Trifu
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783034881791

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Human-Induced Earthquakes from Deep-Well Injection

Author : Congressional Research Congressional Research Service
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1505876982

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Human-Induced Earthquakes from Deep-Well Injection by Congressional Research Congressional Research Service Pdf

The development of unconventional oil and natural gas resources using horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has created new demand for wastewater disposal wells that inject waste fluids into deep geologic strata. An increasing concern in the United States is that injection of these fluids may be responsible for increasing rates of seismic activity. The number of earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater in the central and eastern United States has increased dramatically since about 2009, from an average of approximately 20 per year between 1970 and 2000 to over 100 per year in the period 2010-2013. Some of these earthquakes may be felt at the surface. For example, 20 earthquakes of magnitudes 4.0 to 4.8 have struck central Oklahoma since 2009. The largest earthquake in Oklahoma history (magnitude 5.6) occurred on November 5, 2011, near Prague, causing damage to several structures nearby. Central and northern Oklahoma were seismically active regions before the recent increase in the volume of waste fluid injection through deep wells. However, the recent earthquake swarm does not seem to be due to typical, random, changes in the rate of seismicity, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The relationship between earthquake activity and the timing of injection, the amount and rate of fluid injected, and other factors are still uncertain and are current research topics. Despite increasing evidence linking some deep-well disposal activities with human-induced earthquakes, only a small fraction of the more than 30,000 U.S. wastewater disposal wells appears to be associated with damaging earthquakes. The potential for damaging earthquakes caused by hydraulic fracturing itself, as opposed to deep-well injection of wastewater from oil and gas activities, appears to be much smaller. Hydraulic fracturing intentionally creates fractures in rocks, and induces microseismicity, mostly of less than magnitude 1.0, too small to feel or cause damage. In a few cases, however, fracking has led directly to earthquakes larger than magnitude 2.0, including at sites in Oklahoma, Ohio, England, and Canada. The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Underground Injection Control (UIC) program under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) regulates the subsurface injection of fluids to prevent endangerment of drinking water sources. EPA has established regulations for six classes of injection wells, including Class II wells used for the injection of fluids for enhanced oil and gas recovery and wastewater disposal. Most oil and gas states administer the UIC Class II program. The SDWA does not address seismicity, although EPA regulations for certain classes of injection wells require some evaluation of seismic risk. Such requirements do not apply to Class II wells; however, EPA has developed a framework for evaluating seismic risk when reviewing Class II permit applications in states where EPA administers this program. How Congress shapes EPA or other agency efforts to address and possibly mitigate human-caused earthquakes may be an issue in the 114th Congress. In 2011, in response to seismic events in Arkansas and Texas thought to be associated with wastewater disposal wells, EPA authorized a national UIC technical work group to develop recommendations to address the risk of Class II disposal-induced seismicity. EPA plans to issue a document outlining technical recommendations and best practices in early 2015. At the state level, several states have increased oversight of Class II wells in response to induced seismicity concerns. In 2014, state oil and gas and groundwater protection agencies established a work group to discuss Class II disposal wells and recent seismic events occurring in multiple states.

Water and Earthquakes

Author : Chi-Yuen Wang,Michael Manga
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9783030643089

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This open access book explores the interactions between water and earthquakes, including recent concerns about induced seismicity. It further highlights that a better understanding of the response of the water system to disturbances such as earthquakes is needed to safeguard water resources, to shield underground waste repositories, and to mitigate groundwater contamination. Although the effects of earthquakes on streams and groundwater have been reported for thousands of years, this field has only blossomed into an active area of research in the last twenty years after quantitative and continuous documentation of field data became available. This volume gathers the important advances that have been made in the field over the past decade, which to date have been scattered in the form of research articles in various scientific journals.

Seismicity Caused by Mines, Fluid Injections, Reservoirs, and Oil Extraction

Author : Shahriar Talebi
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783034888042

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Seismicity Caused by Mines, Fluid Injections, Reservoirs, and Oil Extraction by Shahriar Talebi Pdf

The perturbation of the earth by mankind causes earthquakes in a variety of situations. This phenomenon continues to be a major concern to engineers and scientists concerned with the mitigation of the consequences of this seismicity, as well as better understanding the processes at its origin. The present volume contains twelve papers from six countries, dealing with observations of triggered and induced seismicity in four continents. The reported cases include seismicity due to hard-rock mines, coal mines, underground research facilities for nuclear waste disposal, water injections, reservoirs, acquifers and oil fields. This volume provides case studies of previously unavailable observations of this phenomenon, investigations of the cause and source mechanism of seismic events, studies of source location distributions, determinations of seismic source parameters, cases of the use of such parameters in assessing rockburst hazard in mines, and measurements of velocity an attenuation properties of rock masses. The present collection of papers provides an excellent indication of the current state of the art and new developments in this area of research.

Science on the Web

Author : Edward J. Jr. Renehan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781475764802

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Science on the Web by Edward J. Jr. Renehan Pdf

The World Wide Web is loaded with science and science-related material. For everyone who wants to learn more about this amazing resource, Ed Renehan has compiled this fun and informative guide to what's out there, what's interesting, what's new and who's doing it. Whether your interest is in artificial intelligence, Hubble Space Telescope images, or the latest dinosaur findings, the best sources and how to reach them are right here.

Source and Effects of Light to Moderate Magnitude Earthquakes

Author : Nicola Alessandro Pino,Vincenzo Convertito,Jorge Miguel Gaspar-Escribano,Ruizhi Wen
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889742363

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Source and Effects of Light to Moderate Magnitude Earthquakes by Nicola Alessandro Pino,Vincenzo Convertito,Jorge Miguel Gaspar-Escribano,Ruizhi Wen Pdf