Human-Induced Earthquakes from Deep-Well Injection: A Brief Overview
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The development of unconventional oil and natural gas resources using horizontal drilling and high-volume hydraulic fracturing has created new demand for wastewater disposal wells that inject waste fluids into deep geologic strata. Deep-well injection has long been the environmentally preferred method for managing produced brine and other wastewater associated with oil and gas production. However, 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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:132963019X
ISBN13:9781329630192
Release Date:October 2015
Publisher:Lulu.com
Length:32 Pages
Weight:0.22 lbs.
Dimensions:0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"
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