Investigation of hydraulic fracturing-induced seismicity in the Haynesville Shale.

ABSTRACT: The Haynesville Shale in eastern Texas and western Louisiana has been one of the most productive shale gas plays in the USA. It is notable for being significantly over-pressured, a factor which has often been associated with an increased likelihood of hydraulic fracturing-induced seismicity (HF-IS) elsewhere. However, to date, only one case of HF-IS has been identified in the Haynesville play. Seismic monitoring across the play is relatively sparse, so it is possible that the absence of reported cases represents an absence of monitoring rather than an absence of cases. This study represents an investigation of HF-IS across the Haynesville play, primarily using data from the TexNet seismic monitoring array, which was installed in 2017. We use template matching to increase the population of

SUBMITTER: Verdon JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12271280 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature