引起的地震. 诱导的地震. 自2008年以来,俄克拉荷马州中部的地震性急剧增加,原因是大量的废水注入
K M Keranen1, M Weingarten2, G A Abers3
1Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. keranen@cornell.edu.
概括
来自俄克拉荷马州高速处理井的废水注入与地震活动显著增加有关. 来自这些井的流体迁移可以触发高达35公里的地震事件.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 石油工程是石油工程中的一个.
背景情况:
- 非传统的石油和天然气生产正在迅速增加.
- 俄克拉荷马州的地震急剧增加,可能与能源生产活动有关.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查废水注入处理井和俄克拉荷马州地震群之间的联系.
- 为了建模与废水处理相关的流体迁移和压力变化.
主要方法:
- 利用了地震性数据和水文地质模型.
- 分析了地震低心点,并模拟了流体压力传播.
- 确定了高速处理井作为潜在的地震触发器.
主要成果:
- 地震的低中心位于处置层和上层地下室 (2-5公里深).
- 模拟的流体压力变化以类似的方式传播,与地震发生相关.
- 发现四个高速井在2008-2013年间诱导了美国中部20%的地震.
结论:
- 来自高速废水处理井的流体迁移是俄克拉荷马州大地震大群的可能原因.
- 该研究提供了一种机制,将地下液体注入与诱导的地震性联系起来.
- 了解这些联系对于管理能源生产地区的地震风险至关重要.
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