Earthquake damage to the Coalinga oil fields

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990 · United States Geological Survey, Professional Paper; (United States)

OSTI ID:5598236

Hughes, J P; Won, W; Erickson, R C

The May 2 earthquake caused local damage to oil-field installations and shut down all production for 1 day. By the end of July 1984, the oil fields had returned to their former 30,000 bbl/d of production. Most oil-field damage occurred at surface facilities, and very little in subsurface facilities. No surface or subsurface damage patterns could be associated with active-fault movements. Also, no preearthquake production changes were noted that could have been interpreted as precursors of the earthquake.

• OSTI ID: 5598236
• Journal Information: United States Geological Survey, Professional Paper; (United States), Vol. 1487
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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