High density oilfield wastewater disposal causes deeper, stronger, and more persistent earthquakes

Oilfield wastewater is commonly discarded by pumping it into deep geologic formations, but this process is now known to cause earthquakes. Here, he authors show that high-density oilfield wastewater may sink deeper in the Earth’s crust than previously considered possible, thus increasing fluid press...

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Autores principales: Ryan M. Pollyea, Martin C. Chapman, Richard S. Jayne, Hao Wu
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/cbb0278843ad45aa80b2e52e715cb2eb
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