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

Wednesday, 17 December 2014: 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Chairs:  Barbara A Bekins, USGS, Menlo Park, CA, United States and Roland Gritto, Array Information Technology, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Primary Conveners:  Barbara A Bekins, USGS, Menlo Park, CA, United States
Co-conveners:  Roland Gritto, Array Information Technology, Greenbelt, MD, United States and Arthur McGarr, US Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, United States
OSPA Liaisons:  Barbara A Bekins, USGS, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

4:00 PM
U34A-01
 
Latest Developments in Best Practices and Mitigation Efforts for Induced Seismicity Due to Fluid Injections and/or Withdrawal
Ernest L Majer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States, Stefan Wiemer, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Austin A Holland, Oklahoma Geological Survey, Leonard, OK, United States, Hal Macartney, Pioneer Natural Resources, Denver, CO, United States and Katie L Boyle, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA, United States
4:20 PM
U34A-02
 
Increased Earthquake Rates in the Central and Eastern US Portend Higher Earthquake Hazards
Andrea L Llenos1, Justin L Rubinstein1, William L Ellsworth1, Charles S Mueller2, Andrew Jay Michael1, Arthur McGarr1, Mark David Petersen2, Matthew Weingarten3 and Austin A Holland4, (1)US Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, United States, (2)USGS, Denver, CO, United States, (3)University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States, (4)Oklahoma Geological Survey, Leonard, OK, United States
4:40 PM
U34A-03
 
Earthquake Hazard When the Rate Is Non-Stationary: The Challenge of the U. S. Midcontinent
William L Ellsworth1, Elizabeth S Cochran2, Andrea L Llenos1, Arthur McGarr1, Andrew Jay Michael1, Charles S Mueller3, Mark David Petersen3 and Justin L Rubinstein1, (1)US Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, United States, (2)US Geological Survey, Pasadena, CA, United States, (3)USGS, Denver, CO, United States
5:00 PM
U34A-04
 
Multidisciplinary Approach to Identify and Mitigate the Hazard from Induced Seismicity in Oklahoma
Austin A Holland1, G Randy Keller Jr2, Amberlee Patrice Darold1, Kyle E Murray1,2 and Stephen D Holloway3, (1)Oklahoma Geological Survey, Leonard, OK, United States, (2)University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States, (3)Univ of OK-Geology & Geophysic, Norman, OK, United States
5:20 PM
U34A-05
 
Managing the Risk of Triggered Seismicity: Can We Identify (and Avoid) Potentially Active Faults? - A Practical Case Study in Oklahoma
Mark D Zoback1, Richard Charles Alt II2, Frederick Rall Walsh1 and Randi J Walters3, (1)Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Stanford Earth Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States, (3)Stanford University, Los Altos Hills, CA, United States
5:40 PM
U34A-06
 
Connecting Wastewater Injection and Seismicity through Pore Pressure
Shemin Ge1, Matthew Weingarten1, Mark Austin Person2 and Barbara A Bekins3, (1)University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States, (2)NM Tech, Socorro, NM, United States, (3)USGS California Water Science Center Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA, United States
 
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