«It is essential that mechanisms of fluid injection - induced seismicity and
fault reactivations are better understood in order to avoid the larger events induced by fluid injection.»
In the latest research the researchers used data from previous fracking operations to measure the distance between the furthest detected microseismic event — a small earthquake caused by hydraulic fracturing of the rock or
fault reactivation — and the injection point in the fracking borehole.
Not exact matches
It is not yet clear whether Uber's system was at
fault or not in the latest crash, but Uber has now halted all testing of its autonomous vehicles, with no clear timeline for
reactivation.