Induced seismicity within geological carbon sequestration projects: Maximum earthquake magnitude and leakage potential from undetected faults

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages 434-442

  Mazzoldi, Alberto ^a   Rinaldi, Antonio P ^a   Borgia, Andrea ^a   Rutqvist, Jonny ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Induced seismicity; Leakage; Periodic flow; Transmissivity; Undetected faults

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EARTHQUAKES; FOSSIL FUELS; GEOMECHANICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; INDUCED SEISMICITY; LEAKAGE (FLUID); STRESSES;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDES; GEOMECHANICAL SIMULATIONS; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS; IN-SITU STRESS FIELD; PERIODIC FLOW; PREFERENTIAL PATHWAYS; TRANSMISSIVITY;

FAULTING;

AQUIFER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULT; LEAKAGE; RESERVOIR-INDUCED SEISMICITY; SEISMOLOGY; TRANSMISSIVITY;

EID: 84864921898     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2012.07.012     Document Type: Article

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