Surface deformation linked to fluid injection and extraction activities: from geodetic observations to integrated geophysical analyses
Surface deformation linked to fluid injection and extraction activities: from geodetic observations to integrated geophysical analyses
Session ID#: 119108
Session Description:
Induced seismicity is a growing scientific interest as revealed by the ever-rising number of relevant papers in recent years. Subsurface fluid injection and extraction can induce not only destructive earthquakes but also large ground deformation such as subsidence and fissures that can also cause damage to buildings. Relevant geodetic observations can reflect the physical processes of fluid diffusion and rock deformation associated with industrial activities including, but not limited to, geological sequestration of CO2 (CGS), wastewater disposal, hydraulic fracturing and natural gas extraction, geothermal energy production, underground gas storage, and groundwater withdrawal. In addition, geodetic measurements can also indicate seismic and aseismic slip of faults linked to these anthropogenic activities. We invite contributions of both observations and modeling of injection- and production-induced deformation, especially those that incorporate geodetic observations into seismological and geomechanical analyses. We also welcome abstracts about induced earthquakes with detectable ground deformation.
Index Terms:
1209 Tectonic deformation [GEODESY AND GRAVITY]
1211 Non-tectonic deformation [GEODESY AND GRAVITY]
1835 Hydrogeophysics [HYDROLOGY]
7215 Earthquake source observations [SEISMOLOGY]
Primary Convener: Guoyan Jiang, School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Conveners: Andrew J Barbour, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, United States, Yosuke Aoki, Univ Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan, Fanghui Deng, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States and Rob Govers, Utrecht University, Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht, Netherlands
Primary Liaison: Guoyan Jiang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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