Reduced Injection Rates and Shallower Depths Mitigated Induced Seismicity in Oklahoma

The proximity of wastewater disposal to the Precambrian basement is a critical factor influencing induced earthquake rates in the Central United States, but the impact of reducing injection depths has not been widely demonstrated. Beginning in 2015, state regulatory efforts in Oklahoma and Kansas ma...

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Main Authors: Robert J. Skoumal, Andrew J. Barbour, Justin L. Rubinstein, Margaret E. Glasgow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Seismological Society of America 2024-11-01
Series:The Seismic Record
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1785/0320240030
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