Insights on Controlling Factors of Hydraulically Induced Seismicity in the Duvernay East Shale Basin
Abstract Historically, the Duvernay East Shale Basin had been regarded as a seismicity‐quiescent region. However, an ML 4.18‐magnitude earthquake on 04/03/2019 was triggered due to hydraulic fracturing of two horizontal wells. The physical mechanism and controlling factors of this large‐magnitude ea...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GC009563 |