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Brittle sedimentary strata focus a multimodal depth distribution of seismicity during hydraulic fracturing in the Sichuan Basin, Southwest China
Tectonophysics ( IF 2.9 ) Pub Date : 2024-04-26 , DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2024.230332 Mengke An , Derek Elsworth , Fengshou Zhang , Rui Huang , Junlun Li , Zhengyu Xu , Zhen Zhong , Manchao He
Tectonophysics ( IF 2.9 ) Pub Date : 2024-04-26 , DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2024.230332 Mengke An , Derek Elsworth , Fengshou Zhang , Rui Huang , Junlun Li , Zhengyu Xu , Zhen Zhong , Manchao He
The number of background earthquakes ( ≥ 0) in the southern Sichuan basin, southwest China, has increased thirtyfold as a result of hydraulic fracturing. Background events are originally deep (4–6 ) within the sedimentary section but build into a multimodal distribution both at depth and in the shallow stimulated reservoir (2–4 ) - representing a counterpoint to the usual triggering of seismicity on deep sub-reservoir basement faults. Surprisingly, the largest events ( ≥ 3) evolve in the deep sedimentary strata (4–6 ) that are hydraulically isolated from the injection zone (2–4 ) by low permeability layers. We evaluate the friction-stability rheology of the strata within the full stratigraphic section to define the feasibility of nucleation within these shallow and deep strata. These show velocity-neutral to velocity-weakening behavior in the shallow reservoir transitioning to more strongly velocity-weakening with increase in both depth and temperature. Poroelastic stress calculations confirms that stress transfer, rather than transmitted fluid pressures, are capable of directly reactivating critically-stressed faults at depth, with fluid pressures the triggering source within the shallow reservoir.
更新日期：2024-04-26
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