Permeability-controlled migration of induced seismicity to deeper depths near Venus in North Texas

Chang, Kyung Won; Yoon, Hongkyu

doi:10.1038/s41598-022-05242-7

Title: Permeability-controlled migration of induced seismicity to deeper depths near Venus in North Texas

Journal Article · 26 January 2022 · Scientific Reports

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05242-7 · OSTI ID:1842350

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Abstract Migration of seismic events to deeper depths along basement faults over time has been observed in the wastewater injection sites, which can be correlated spatially and temporally to the propagation or retardation of pressure fronts and corresponding poroelastic response to given operation history. The seismicity rate model has been suggested as a physical indicator for the potential of earthquake nucleation along faults by quantifying poroelastic response to multiple well operations. Our field-scale model indicates that migrating patterns of 2015–2018 seismicity observed near Venus, TX are likely attributed to spatio-temporal evolution of Coulomb stressing rate constrained by the fault permeability. Even after reducing injection volumes since 2015, pore pressure continues to diffuse and steady transfer of elastic energy to the deep fault zone increases stressing rate consistently that can induce more frequent earthquakes at large distance scales. Sensitivity tests with variation in fault permeability show that (1) slow diffusion along a low-permeability fault limits earthquake nucleation near the injection interval or (2) rapid relaxation of pressure buildup within a high-permeability fault, caused by reducing injection volumes, may mitigate the seismic potential promptly.

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