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| Title |
High-rate injection is associated with the increase in U.S. mid-continent seismicity
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| Published in |
Science, June 2015
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| DOI | 10.1126/science.aab1345 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
M Weingarten, S Ge, J W Godt, B A Bekins, J L Rubinstein |
| Abstract |
An unprecedented increase in earthquakes in the U.S. mid-continent began in 2009. Many of these earthquakes have been documented as induced by wastewater injection. We examine the relationship between wastewater injection and U.S. mid-continent seismicity using a newly assembled injection well database for the central and eastern United States. We find that the entire increase in earthquake rate is associated with fluid injection wells. High-rate injection wells (>300,000 barrels per month) are much more likely to be associated with earthquakes than lower-rate wells. At the scale of our study, a well's cumulative injected volume, monthly wellhead pressure, depth, and proximity to crystalline basement do not strongly correlate with earthquake association. Managing injection rates may be a useful tool to minimize the likelihood of induced earthquakes. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 121 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 31% |
| Canada | 7 | 6% |
| Spain | 3 | 2% |
| Germany | 3 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| India | 3 | 2% |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 2% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 10 | 8% |
| Unknown | 51 | 42% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 97 | 80% |
| Scientists | 14 | 12% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 6 | 5% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 341 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 328 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 93 | 27% |
| Researcher | 55 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 46 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 27 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 23 | 7% |
| Other | 54 | 16% |
| Unknown | 43 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 153 | 45% |
| Engineering | 53 | 16% |
| Environmental Science | 26 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 2% |
| Energy | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 29 | 9% |
| Unknown | 68 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 363. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 November 2023.
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#89,008
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#3,026
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#815
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#45
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