Fine Velocity Structure and Relocation of the 2010 M_L 5. 1 Earthquake Sequence in the Rongchang Gas Field

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2012-04-14
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Basedondatacollectedfromatemporalseismicnetwork,andinadditiontothedatafromsomenearbypermanentstations,weinvestigatethevelocitystructureandseismicityintheRongchanggasfield,wheresignificantinjection-inducedseismicityhasbeenidentified.First,weusereceiverfunctionsfromdistantearthquakestoinvertdetailed1-Dvelocitystructuresbeneathtypicalstations.Then,weusethedouble-differencehypocenterlocationmethodtore-locateearthquakesofthe2010ML5.1earthquakesequencethatoccurredintheregion.There-locatedhypocentersshowthatthe2010ML5.1earthquakesequencewasdistributedinasmallareasurroundingmajorinjectionwellsandclusteredmostlyalongpre-existingfaults.Majorearthquakesshowafocaldepthlessthan5kmwithadominantdepthof~2km,adepthofmajorreservoirsandinjectionwells.Wethusconcludethatthe2010ML5.1earthquakesequencemighthavebeeninducedbythedeepwellinjectionofunwantedwateratadepth~3kmintheRongchanggasfield.