A phased approach to induced seismicity risk management

Energy Procedia

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 4841-4849

  White, Joshua A ^a   Foxall, William ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon capture and storage; Induced seismicity; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; GREENHOUSE GASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

A-CARBON; COST EFFECTIVE; DAMAGE POTENTIAL; MANAGEMENT IS; MODEL AND ANALYSIS; PROJECT STAGES; SEISMIC RISK; SITE OPERATIONS;

INDUCED SEISMICITY;

EID: 84922880441     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.515     Document Type: Conference Paper

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