Human-Induced Earthquakes from Deep-Well Injection: A Brief Overview

Folger, Peter ; Tiemann, Mary

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Earthquakes;    Oil industries;    Oil well drilling;    Oil fields;   

RP-ID  :  R43836
RP-ID  :  R43836_2015Jan08

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report reviews the current scientific understanding of induced seismicity, primarily in the context of Class II oil and gas wastewater disposal wells. The report also outlines the regulatory framework for these injection wells, and identifies several federal and state initiatives responding to recent events of induced seismicity associated with Class II disposal.