U34A:
Multidisciplinary Investigations to Understand and Mitigate the Effects of Induced Seismicity

Session ID#: 3555

Wednesday, 17 December 2014: 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
3004 (Moscone West)
Chairs:  Barbara A Bekins, USGS, Branch of Hydro-Ecological Interactions, Menlo Park, United States and Roland Gritto, Array Information Technology, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Primary Convener:  Barbara A Bekins, USGS, Branch of Hydro-Ecological Interactions, Menlo Park, United States
Co-conveners:  Roland Gritto, Array Information Technology, Greenbelt, MD, United States and Arthur McGarr, US Geological Survey, Earthquake Science Center, Menlo Park, CA, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Barbara A Bekins, USGS, Branch of Hydro-Ecological Interactions, Menlo Park, United States
Index Terms:

1822 Geomechanics [HYDROLOGY]
4352 Interaction between science and disaster management authorities [NATURAL HAZARDS]
6309 Decision making under uncertainty [POLICY SCIENCES]
7230 Seismicity and tectonics [SEISMOLOGY]
Virtual Option?: Yes

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

U34A-01
Latest Developments in Best Practices and Mitigation Efforts for Induced Seismicity Due to Fluid Injections and/or Withdrawal (Invited) (17139)
Ernest L Majer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States, Stefan Wiemer, ETH Zurich, Swiss Seismological Service, Zurich, Switzerland, Austin A Holland, USGS Geologic Hazards Science Center, Albuquerque, NM, United States and Katie L Boyle, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA, United States
U34A-02
Increased Earthquake Rates in the Central and Eastern US Portend Higher Earthquake Hazards (Invited) (4797)
Andrea L Llenos, US Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, United States, Justin L Rubinstein, USGS, Menlo Park, CA, United States, William L Ellsworth, Stanford University, Department of Geophysics, Stanford, United States, Charles S Mueller, USGS, Denver, CO, United States, Andrew Jay Michael, U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Science Center, Moffett Field, United States, Arthur McGarr, US Geological Survey, Earthquake Science Center, Menlo Park, CA, United States, Mark David Petersen, USGS, Interior, Denver, CO, United States, Matthew Weingarten, University of Colorado, Boulder, United States and Austin A Holland, USGS Geologic Hazards Science Center, Albuquerque, NM, United States
U34A-03
Earthquake Hazard When the Rate Is Non-Stationary: The Challenge of the U. S. Midcontinent (Invited) (5338)
William L Ellsworth1, Dr. Elizabeth S Cochran, PhD2, Andrea L Llenos3, Arthur McGarr3, Andrew Jay Michael4, Charles S Mueller5, Mark David Petersen6 and Justin L Rubinstein7, (1)Stanford University, Department of Geophysics, Stanford, United States, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Science Center, Pasadena, United States, (3)US Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, United States, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Science Center, Moffett Field, United States, (5)USGS, Denver, CO, United States, (6)USGS, Interior, Denver, CO, United States, (7)USGS, Menlo Park, CA, United States
U34A-04
Multidisciplinary Approach to Identify and Mitigate the Hazard from Induced Seismicity in Oklahoma (Invited) (30373)
Austin A Holland1, G Randy Keller2, Amberlee Patrice Darold3, Kyle Edward Murray2,4 and Stephen D Holloway5, (1)USGS Geologic Hazards Science Center, Albuquerque, NM, United States, (2)University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States, (3)Oklahoma Geological Survey, Leonard, OK, United States, (4)Oklahoma Geological Survey, Leonard, United States, (5)Univ of OK-Geology & Geophysic, Norman, OK, United States
U34A-05
Managing the Risk of Triggered Seismicity: Can We Identify (and Avoid) Potentially Active Faults? - A Practical Case Study in Oklahoma (Invited) (26519)
Mark D Zoback1, Richard Charles Alt II2, F Rall Rall Walsh3 and Randi J Walters3, (1)Stanford University, Geophysics, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Stanford Earth Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States, (3)Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
U34A-06
Connecting Wastewater Injection and Seismicity through Pore Pressure (Invited) (15619)
Shemin Ge1, Matthew Weingarten1, Mark Austin Person2 and Barbara A Bekins3, (1)University of Colorado, Boulder, United States, (2)New Mexico Tech, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Socorro, United States, (3)USGS California Water Science Center Menlo Park, Menlo Park, United States
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