Earthquakes triggered by underground fluid injection modelled for a tectonically active oil field

Mirko van der Baan ()

Nature, 2021, vol. 595, issue 7869, 655-656

Abstract: An analysis of the Val d’Agri oil field in Italy provides insight into how processes associated with wastewater disposal trigger earthquakes — and how such effects can be reduced to maintain the economic viability of mature oil fields.

Keywords: Solid Earth sciences; Seismology; Geophysics; Environmental sciences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-021-01997-7

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