A model for induced seismicity caused by hydrocarbon production in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-64

  Baranova, Valentina ^a,b   Mustaqeem, Azer ^a   Bell, Sebastian ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS FIELD; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; INDUCED SEISMICITY; OIL FIELD;

CANADA; WESTERN CANADA SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

EID: 0032754493     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e98-080     Document Type: Article

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