Controlled fluid injection to reduce potential seismic energy along fault lines
US10048702B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 16, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2210/1429
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Controlling release of earthquake energy, in one aspect, may include a controller device injecting fluid into bore holes at dynamically regulated levels to cause controlled seismic events. The bore holes are placed along a fault line with a potential for hazardous earthquakes, and installed with sensors and fluid flow controls communicating with the controller device. The seismic events caused by injecting the fluid are monitored via the sensors. Based on the monitoring, the injecting of the fluid to one or more of the bore holes may be regulated dynamically to control the sizes of the seismic events along the fault line.
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