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In the past several years, some energy technologies that inject or extract fluid from the Earth, such as oil and gas development and geothermal energy development, have been found or suspected to cause seismic events, drawing heightened public attention. Although only a very small fraction of injection and extraction activities among the hundreds of thousands of energy development sites in the United States have induced seismicity at levels noticeable to the public, understanding the potential for inducing felt seismic events and for limiting their occurrence and impacts is desirable for state and federal agencies, industry, and the public at large. To better understand, limit, and respond to induced seismic events, work is needed to build robust prediction models, to assess potential hazards, and to help relevant agencies coordinate to address them. Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies identifies gaps in knowledge and research needed to advance the understanding of induced seismicity; identify gaps in induced seismic hazard assessment methodologies and the research to close those gaps; and assess options for steps toward best practices with regard to energy development and induced seismicity potential.

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The National Academies Press (NAP) publish the reports of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. They published more than 200 books a year on a wide range of topics.

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  • Publisher National Academies Press
  • Publication Date September 2013
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9780309253673
  • Publication Country or regionUnited States
  • FormatPaperback
  • Primary Price 62 USD
  • Pages262
  • ReadershipProfessional and scholarly
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Dimensions10 x 7 inches
  • Biblio NotesRelated Digital edition - 9780309253680 . Copyright year 2013.

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