Book contents
- Unconventional Reservoir Geomechanics
- Unconventional Reservoir Geomechanics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I Physical Properties of Unconventional Reservoirs
- Part II Stimulating Production from Unconventional Reservoirs
- Part III Environmental Impacts and Induced Seismicity
- 13 Environmental Impacts and Induced Seismicity
- 14 Managing the Risk of Injection-Induced Seismicity
- References
- Index
13 - Environmental Impacts and Induced Seismicity
from Part III - Environmental Impacts and Induced Seismicity
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 June 2019
- Unconventional Reservoir Geomechanics
- Unconventional Reservoir Geomechanics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I Physical Properties of Unconventional Reservoirs
- Part II Stimulating Production from Unconventional Reservoirs
- Part III Environmental Impacts and Induced Seismicity
- 13 Environmental Impacts and Induced Seismicity
- 14 Managing the Risk of Injection-Induced Seismicity
- References
- Index
Summary
In this chapter we first provide a brief overview of some of the environmental impacts associated with large-scale development of unconventional oil and gas reservoirs. While it is beyond the scope of this book to address all of the potential environmental issues that could arise, there are several which are related to the topics considered elsewhere in the book. We then focus on the topic of induced seismicity associated with unconventional reservoir development – a significant, if somewhat unexpected, environmental impact.
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- Unconventional Reservoir GeomechanicsShale Gas, Tight Oil, and Induced Seismicity, pp. 377 - 405Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019