Modeling of fault reactivation and induced seismicity during hydraulic fracturing of shale-gas reservoirs

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 107, Issue , 2013, Pages 31-44

  Rutqvist, Jonny ^a   Rinaldi, Antonio P ^a   Cappa, Frédéric ^a   Moridis, George J ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fault reactivation; Induced seismicity; Modeling; Shale gas; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS MONITORING; FAULT REACTIVATION; FRACTURING OPERATIONS; HYDRAULICALLY INDUCED FRACTURES; INDUCED SEISMICITY; NUMERICAL SIMULATION STUDIES; SHALE-GAS; STIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MODELS; SEISMOLOGY; SHALE;

FAULT SLIPS;

FAULT ZONE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; IN SITU STRESS; INDUCED SEISMICITY; MAGNITUDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; REACTIVATION; RUPTURE; SHALE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878993052     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2013.04.023     Document Type: Article

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