A survey of earthquakes and injection well locations in the Barnett Shale, Texas

Leading Edge

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1446-1451

  Frohlich, Cliff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); SHALE; SURVEYS;

BARNETT SHALE; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HYDRO-FRACTURE; INJECTION WELL LOCATIONS; INJECTION WELLS; MEDIA ATTENTION; NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE; SEISMIC ACTIVITY;

WELLS;

DETECTION METHOD; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SHALE;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879629335     PISSN: 1070485X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/tle31121446.1     Document Type: Article

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