由于德克萨斯州东部的液体注入而导致的表面提升和时间依赖的地震危险
Manoochehr Shirzaei1, William L Ellsworth2, Kristy F Tiampo3
1School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA. shirzaei@asu.edu.
概括
在东德克萨斯州的废水注入导致地面升起并引发地震, 这项研究将地震活动与液体注入联系起来,
科学领域:
- 地质学
- 地震科学
- 环境地质学
背景情况:
- 废水注入与地震性之间的直接联系尚未得到充分证实.
- 了解诱导的地震性对于管理地下液体注入操作至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了证明废水注入与德克萨斯东部地震活动之间的因果关系.
- 量化液体注射对地和孔隙压力的影响.
主要方法:
- 使用雷达干扰测量数据来检测地面升起.
- 综合上升测量与注射数据报告.
- 运用一个多弹性模型来计算地应变和孔隙压力.
主要成果:
- 污水注入导致地面升高,可在距离井8公里以上的地方检测到.
- 在低压缩性岩石中, 孔隙压力增加超过1兆帕, 引发地震.
- 由于孔隙压力扩散,即使注射率下降,地震活动仍然存在.
结论:
- 废水注入是德克萨斯州东部地震的直接原因.
- 孔隙压力扩散在地震事件的时间和持续性方面发挥着重要作用.
- 防止孔隙压力传播的地质构造可以抑制诱导的地震性.
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