New Research--seismicity research and monitoring
The BC OGRIS has provided two grants to study induced seismicity under its seismicity research and monitoring funding envelope.
The first grant is to Golder Associates, working with researchers at the University of British Columbia, to further understand the stresses on faults from injecting pressurized fluids during hydraulic fracturing by analyzing the components required to induce a seismic event. The result will be a report containing guidelines and best practices along with a draft Induced Seismicity Hazard Map.
The second grant is to the University of Victoria to further understand the magnitude-frequency distributions of induced seismicity and how it can be used to mitigate the associated seismic risk. The result will be a report for consideration by the regulator and industry operators.
