Probability of a given-magnitude earthquake induced by a fluid injection

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 22, 2007, Pages

  Shapiro, S A ^a   Dinske, Carsten ^a   Kummerow, Joern ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PROBABILITY; TECTONICS;

BI-LOGARITHMICAL PROCESS; FLUID INJECTIONS; POROELASTIC MEDIUM;

EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FLUID INJECTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PROBABILITY; TECTONIC SETTING;

EID: 38949089994     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL031615     Document Type: Article

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