Microearthquakes and water flooding in Los Angeles

Journal Article · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1973 · Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5043118

Teng, T L; Real, C R; Heyey, T L

To prevent inadvertent triggering of earthquakes by fluid injection, the Geophysical Laboratory of the University of Southern California is engaging in a detailed study of microearthquake activities along a portion of the Newport-Inglewood fault where the accumulating tectonic stress is interacting with massive oil pumping and water flooding. Microearthquake monitoring began in Feb. 1971 and has since operated without interruption. A detailed crustal structure was obtained of the Los Angeles Basin from well-logging data and is use satisfactorily in accurate epicenter location. Many seismic events connected with the Newport-Inglewood fault system were accurately located to a third of a kilometer and fault-plane solutions were obtained for some. Hundreds of other events were recorded throughout S. California including the complete aftershock sequence of the San Fernando earthquake of Feb. 9, 1971. Also recorded were the Amchitka nuclear shot and several Nevada Test Site events. Waterflooding and oil production data have been compiled for several oil fields in the network operating area. Correlation between microearthquake events and waterflooding is suggested.

• Research Organization: Southern California Univ., Los Angeles
• OSTI ID: 5043118
• Journal Information: Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am.; (United States), Vol. 63:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

58 GEOSCIENCES
02 PETROLEUM
LOS ANGELES
SEISMICITY
MICROEARTHQUAKES
CORRELATIONS
WATERFLOODING
EPICENTERS
FLUID INJECTION
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
OIL FIELDS
SEISMOLOGY
WELL LOGGING
CALIFORNIA
EARTHQUAKES
FEDERAL REGION IX
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
MINERAL RESOURCES
NORTH AMERICA
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
RESOURCES
SEISMIC EVENTS
SURVEYS
USA
580201* - Geophysics- Seismology & Tectonics- (1980-1989)
020300 - Petroleum- Drilling & Production