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Induced Seismicity Following Fluid Extraction

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About 160 sedimentary basins out of 600 known worldwide, have been exploited for oil production; and only less than twenty basins have been known for induced seismicity (M > 3.0), Table 3.1 (Grasso, 1992). Possibly, some more productive basins might have induced microearthquakes (M L < 3.0), not recorded or felt. At times, induced seismicity may damage oil wells and field installations. Since only a small percentage of productive basins induced seismicity, favourable geological and geotectonic conditions may be responsible for the same.

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  2. Department of Space Sciences, University of Pune, Pune, India

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Guha, S.K. (2000). Induced Seismicity Following Fluid Extraction. In: Induced Earthquakes. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9452-3_3

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