Investigation of hydraulic fracturing-induced seismicity in the Haynesville Shale
Abstract
UNLABELLED: 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 detected earthquakes, increasing the number of detections by over 200% compared to the catalogs available from regional monitoring agencies. The resulting events can be clustered into several discrete sequences. We use an induced seismicity assessment framework to evaluate whether each sequence was induced and, if so, what industrial activity represents the most likely cause (both hydraulic fracturing and wastewater disposal operations take place within the footprint of the Haynesville play). We find three notable cases of HF-IS, straddling the region between Nacogdoches, San Augustine and Shelby Counties. Having identified these sequences, we examine whether any geological…
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