%0 Report
%9 Technical Report
%A Astiz, Luciana
%A Dieterich, James H.
%A Frolich, Cliff
%A Hager, Bradford H.
%A Juanes, Ruben
%A Shaw, John H.
%A University of California San Diego,
%A University of California Riverside,
%A University of Texas at Austin,
%A Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
%A Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
%A Harvard University,
%D 2014
%F epos:2239
%T On the potential for induced seismicity at the Cavone oilfield: analysis of geological and geophysical data, and geomechanical modeling.
%U https://episodesplatform.eu/eprints/2239/
%X Production  of  substantial  volumes  of  oil  within  tectonically  active  areas  such  as  Southern   California  and  Northern  Italy  has  been  ongoing  since  the  early  20th  century  with  no   documented  instances  of  triggered  seismicity.    However,  the  recent  increase  in  seismic   activity  in  more  stable  plate  interior  regions  such  as  the  central  United  States  where  new,   largely  unconventional  oil  and  gas  resources  are  being  developed,  has  caused  concern  that   human activity could trigger earthquakes.  Although almost all documented cases of triggered   seismicity are associated with injection of large volumes of fluids, not net production, it is   natural and prudent to ask the question of the extent to which production of oil might trigger   earthquakes.      In particular, the occurrence of a sequence of highly damaging earthquakes during May, 2012,   near the Cavone oil field raised the question of whether these earthquakes might have been   triggered, or, if not, if future activities might trigger other damaging events.  The purpose of   this report is to attempt to answer these questions given our current state of knowledge and   state-of-the-art techniques in seismology, structural geology, tectonic geodesy, reservoir flow   simulation, and geomechanics.