Detection of induced seismicity due to oil and gas extraction in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, USA
Thesis advisor: John E. Ebel === Drilling operations and extraction of oil and gas (O&G) may lead to subsurface slumping or compression of sediments due to reduced vertical principal stress which may lead to small earthquakes at the drilling site. O&G extraction is common in the northern Gul...
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Boston College
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104632 |