TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Sharp increase in central Oklahoma seismicity since 2008 induced by massive wastewater injection
JO  - Science
A1  - Keranen, K. M.
A1  - Weingarten, M.
A1  - Abers, Geoffrey A.
A1  - Bekins, B. A.
A1  - Ge, S.
SP  - 448
EP  - 451
VL  - 345
IS  - 6195
N2  - Unconventional oil and gas production provides a rapidly growing energy source; however, high-production states in the United States, such as Oklahoma, face sharply rising numbers of earthquakes. Subsurface pressure data required to unequivocally link earthquakes to injection are rarely accessible. Here we use seismicity and hydrogeological models to show that fluid migration from high-rate disposal wells in Oklahoma is potentially responsible for the largest swarm. Earthquake hypocenters occur within disposal formations and upper-basement, between 2-5 km depth. The modeled fluid pressure perturbation propagates throughout the same depth range and tracks earthquakes to distances of 35 km, with a triggering threshold of ~0.07 MPa. Although thousands of disposal wells operate aseismically, four of the highest-rate wells are capable of inducing 20% of 2008-2013 central US seismicity.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0036-8075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1255802
ID  - ref1
ER  -