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Induced Microseismic Event with Strong Rupture Directivity and Superimposed Attenuation Effects

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    0572249 - ÚSMH 2024 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
    Wcislo, Milosz - Staněk, František - Gallovič, F. - Wu, S. - Pšenčík, Ivan
    Induced Microseismic Event with Strong Rupture Directivity and Superimposed Attenuation Effects.
    Seismological Research Letters. Roč. 94, č. 3 (2023), s. 1455-1466. ISSN 0895-0695. E-ISSN 1938-2057
    Institutional support: RVO:67985891 ; RVO:67985530
    Keywords : Hydraulic fracturing * Seismic waves * Seismology
    OECD category: Volcanology; Volcanology (GFU-E)
    Impact factor: 3.3, year: 2022
    Method of publishing: Limited access
    https://doi.org/10.1785/0220220229

    Rupture directivity is a fundamental effect well known mainly for large natural earthquakes. Its observation for microseismic events is difficult due to small rupture size and short duration, usually insufficient coverage of monitoring array and attenuation along wave propagation paths. Here, we detect the rupture directivity for an induced microseismic event (Mw ∼ 1:2) recorded by a dense surface starlike array during hydraulic fracturing of a shale reservoir in China. We use durations of initial P-wave arrivals as a proxy to peak frequency content. The observed directional and offset dependence of the peak frequencies can be explained by superimposed effects of the rupture directivity of fast, possibly supershear rupture propagation and attenuation, permitting the determination of the event’s fault plane orientation. Furthermore, we implement a simple statistical correction to the amplitudes, proving the inverted source mechanism to be stable, only with a slightly lower, yet unreliable nonshear component.
    Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0343260

     
     
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