油气田典型岩石三轴压缩变形破坏与声发射活动特征——四川盆地震旦系白云岩及页岩的破坏过程

随着二氧化碳地质封存、深部地热开采、地下储气库建设、页岩气开发、二次驱油/驱气等工业应用的快速发展,与地下流体注入有关的诱发地震活动呈现一定的增加趋势.利用声发射实验观测油气田典型岩石在三轴压缩条件下变形破坏过程与声发射活动特征,对研究注水诱发地震过程有着重要意义.本文利用四川盆地现场采集的震旦系白云岩及页岩,采用实验室声发射技术观测研究岩石三轴压缩变形破坏过程中地震波速度等物性参数及声发射事件时空分布特征.实验结果表明:震旦系白云岩及页岩在变形破坏过程中均有一定的声发射活动.根据声发射定位结果,声发射主要集中在破坏前后的较短时间内,页岩的层理面为结构弱面,控制最终破坏面的形态及声发射特征.根据应力-应变结果,白云岩在压缩的后期阶段有一定的扩容现象,但页岩在整个压缩阶段均没有明显扩容现象.研究结果表明四川盆地较古老的白云岩及页岩具有脆性破坏特征,地下流体注入容易诱发微震活动,形成裂缝,有利于页岩气压裂开采.微震活动有利于监测裂缝的发生发展,但同时在页岩气开发及二氧化碳地质封存时应采取相应的预防控制措施进行安全合理的储盖层管理,避免灾害性诱发地震的发生.     

工业开采诱发地震的应力降研究现状和主要科学议题

诱发地震及其灾害风险已成为非常规油气资源开发和废水回注等新型工业活动顺利实施的重要威胁。应力降是反映地震破裂前后断层上平均应力差的物理量,对诱发地震中应力降的系统研究有助于揭示诱发地震的震源特征、高频地震动特征、构造背景和地震危险性。本文系统地总结了近20年来工业开采诱发地震中应力降的相关研究进展,分别从计算所用理论方法、获得的平均应力降数值、影响应力降数值的主客观因素、围绕应力降的重要科学讨论等方面做了归纳分析。介绍了直接进行谱拟合、经验格林函数(EGF)、谱叠加和广义反演3种适用性的计算方法,通过案例考察了工业开采诱发地震的应力降平均值,分析影响应力降测定数值的主客观因素,并总结应力降空间分布依赖性、与震源机制类型相依性、自相似性、深度依赖性等4个主要科学问题。同时,阐述了诱发地震应力降的测定可靠性仍未突破、主要科学问题存在广泛争议、在新型工业开采活动中具有重要应用潜力等现状。本文的总结分析可为从事新型能源开发、地震安全监管和科学研究领域的企业、管理人员和科学研究人员提供参考。     

地震成藏学核心内容与技术方法体系探讨

地震成藏学是随着地震勘探技术和油气成藏理论的不断发展,为了满足现阶段油气勘探实践需要而提出的一门交叉学科.其主要目的是充分利用先进地震技术解决油气动态成藏问题,促使油气成藏从二维、静态向三维、动态方向发展.本文在石油地震地质学最新研究成果基础上,结合地震研究方法和油气成藏学理论最新动态,通过基本原理、学科特点等的综合分析,重新定义了地震成藏学的概念,厘定了地震成藏学研究思路、核心内容与技术方法体系.认为地震成藏学是在油气成藏理论指导下,充分利用地震信息和先进地震技术对油气成藏的静态地质要素、动态地质过程和油气藏空间分布进行研究,最终实现动态成藏建模的一门科学.认为地震成藏学大致包括四方面研究内容:1)静态成藏要素地震地质研究,2)动态成藏过程地震地质研究,3)油气藏空间分布地震地质综合预测和4)油气成藏地震地质综合评价及建模研究.其中,后三者将成为该学科研究核心和今后攻关主要方向.本文针对地震成藏学的主要研究内容,按照勘探区地质认识程度的不同,分别提出了基于烃源岩地震预测技术、成藏动力地震预测技术、油气输导体系地震预测技术和油气成藏地震演化剖面综合分析等关键技术的地震成藏学解析技术和基于岩石物理模拟、流体置换等地震成藏单元随机模拟技术.     

全球干热岩资源开发诱发地震活动和灾害风险管控

干热岩地热资源作为一种绿色可再生的新型能源,其开发利用已成为当前世界各国尤其是发达国家能源战略的重要组成部分.但由于干热岩位于地壳浅部3～10 km,在采用增强型地热系统(EGS)等通用开发方式过程中,伴随着地壳应力状态的扰动,部分开采项目发生较大震级的诱发地震事件,甚至造成明显灾害、引起社会问题,亟待实现科学利用和风险管控.鉴于此问题在平衡能源开发战略和社会安全领域的重要性和关键性,本文梳理了全球干热岩开采诱发地震的总体情况、典型案例,整理了在成因和机理研究、地震灾害风险管控和缓解等方面的研究进展.综合分析结果表明,已有EGS项目案例中诱发地震震级超过3.0的达到31.2％、主要与断层活化有关,最大的诱发地震可发生在注水压裂、关井后、循环生产等各阶段.干热岩开采诱发地震有多种成因,已有案例多为多种成因共同作用,其中的关井后的尾随效应是目前重大难点.目前世界各国已开展了广泛的诱发地震机理研究并探索多种减灾措施,认为累积注水体积、注水速率与最大诱发震级之间不存在普适性的定标关系,前瞻性预测需要采用"一井一策"的方式.在缓解诱发地震灾害风险上,普遍采用科学的流体注入策略、对注采策略进行验证校准、持续开展地震活动监测等系列措施.此外,对储层的临界应力状态和应力时空演化的量化描述、地热储层内的先存断层与裂缝的探测识别、可有效管控地震发生的流体注入策略等,是当前干热岩资源开发减轻地震风险的主要技术难点,而利用地热储层实时感知信息技术、采用新的注入热交换载体、发展前瞻性的地震预测方法是该领域目前重点关注的技术方向.根据我国的干热岩资源开发和减轻地震灾害风险的实际情况,亟待建立开采场地安全性和灾害风险评价、多学科的地震监测网络和分析技术、地震灾害风险管控红绿灯系统等技术体系,并加强关井后的尾随现象、多场耦合等科学问题的基础研究.     

潮汕坳陷地球物理特征及油气勘探潜力

潮汕坳陷位于珠江口盆地南部,是珠江口盆地油气勘探的新领域.中生界地层特征和油气勘探潜力是目前工作重点.本文分析了潮汕坳陷区域重力、磁异常特征及地震地质规律,提出潮汕坳陷是衔接东沙群岛和西沙群岛两个构造单元的构造过渡带的观点,同时盆倾断层控制了中生界发育与分布.根据潮汕坳陷地震等地球物理特征及地质规律,结合前人研究结果,分析了该区的油气勘探潜力.     

工业开采诱发地震（一）:发生机理和影响因素

对工业开采诱发地震的机理及其影响因素的研究,为解决社会上对工业开采诱发地震的各种争议,以及有针对性地开展诱发地震的预防、危险性评价、减灾行动、政策制定等方面具有重要意义。本文系统地整理了目前国际上对工业开采诱发地震的成因机理的主要认识和分歧,梳理了影响诱发地震产生的主要因素,以及涉及此类问题的主要研究方式,并介绍了基于上述认识建立的可能的减灾方式,试图为开展此类机理研究和推进减轻破坏性诱发地震灾害提供一定的科学参考。      

江汉洞庭盆地的非对称扩张与潜地地震危险性

本文依据地震地质、地球物理、第四纪地质和构造地貌等资料，参照目前可以接受的应力－荷载模型、热扩散模型和非对称扩张模型，较详细地论述了江汉洞庭盆地（ＪＤＢ）的构造演化历史、主要活动断裂的新构造变形与地震活动的相关特征，尝试性地预测未来强震危险程度，并提出若干抗震防灾的对策，目的在于为ＪＫＢ的长远开发规划、生命线和重要城市的抗震减灾提供基础资料。     

天然地震促进孔隙流体迁移机制的探讨及两类模型分析

随着当今油气勘探工作的深入,油气运移机制的研究愈发重要.近来国内外关于天然地震引起油气井产量变化,油气开采诱发地震的研究报道很多.一系列的观测事实表明强震具有巨大的地下流体运移力,天然地震对油气运移成藏有着显著的影响,很可能是多震油气藏区域油气运移的主要机制.本文从岩石骨架与孔隙流体相互耦合作用机理出发,分析较适合的固液耦合模型(包括宏观和微观模型),探讨和综述天然地震与油气二次运移成藏之间的深层次联系,提出了微宏观模型融合分析的观点,以期从震控油气二次运移的物理学机制角度为复杂多地震区域下的油气藏的勘探、开发提供理论依据和信息参考.     

沉积岩储藏系统小断层在油气田注水诱发地震中的作用——以四川盆地为例

以四川盆地为例,通过分析沉积岩储藏系统中断层的发育特征和典型沉积岩断层形成前后岩石变形破坏过程的实验研究,探讨沉积岩层中小断层在油气田注水诱发地震中的作用及较大地震发生条件。首先,通过分析已有的有关四川盆地深部注水诱发地震活动情况的资料得到具有一定普遍性的认识:诱发地震的空间分布明显受已有断层或破裂的控制,有感地震尤其是可导致一定灾害的中强地震往往都是已有断层的重新活动所致。其次,结合石油地质资料及盆地边缘地区出露的一些未成熟小型断层的地质与构造特征观察分析,发现这些断层的存在具有普遍性而且是地下油气纵向运移的主要通道。进而,在实验室条件下对四川盆地几个典型沉积岩样本进行了三轴压缩破坏实验。采用多通道宽动态高速声发射观测技术与三维X射线CT成像技术分析断层形成过程及形成后的几何特征和摩擦系数的变化。最后,通过融合各方面研究结果分析注水诱发地震的发生机制和模型,探讨了较大地震发生条件,为提升注水诱发地震评估能力和建立安全注水操作管理指南提供理论基础。该结果有助于理解为何四川盆地油气田注水诱发地震活动如此剧烈。主要的前三叠系沉积岩(包括白云岩、页岩及白云质灰岩)均具有较高的破坏强度和脆性变形破坏特征,使四川盆地油气储藏系统有条件保持较高的应力水平和在一定条件下导致地震性断层破坏。一般,一条尺度达到几km的断层便足以产生M5级别的中强地震。这些条件使得该区具有发生破坏性注水诱发地震的可能。有必要在对注水孔周围的破裂及断层构造的空间分布、尺度大小及力学性质特征有基本了解的条件下,通过注水数值模拟和监测注水诱发地震的时空演化,建立适当的统计模型实现诱发地震的统计评估和预测,指导注水操作而达到减少灾害性地震发生的风险。     

煤矿深部开采中的地球物理技术现状及展望

简要介绍了我国煤矿生产的发展趋势,说明地质构造及煤层顶、底板水问题是当前煤矿深部开采中所面临的主要地质问题.综合论述了煤矿深部开采中所用地球物理技术的发展现状,介绍了地震勘探技术、矿井直流电法、矿井瞬变电磁法及地质雷达等勘探技术的应用情况,并提出了综合地球物理勘探技术在煤矿深部开采中的发展趋势.     

山东乳山震群剪切波分裂参数的时间演化特征分析

2013年10月1日山东乳山发生M_L3.8地震后, 该地区的地震活动呈现出小震群特征, 且持续至今, 其中2014—2015年先后发生了4次M_L4.1—5.0显著性地震, 造成了较大的社会影响． 本文利用山东数字地震台网中乳山台记录的地震波形资料, 测定了来自乳山震群中224次小地震的剪切波分裂参数． 研究结果表明: 快剪切波的偏振优势方向与山东半岛地区的主压应力方向基本一致; 剪切波分裂时间延迟在这4次显著性地震发生前后均产生明显的变化, 分裂时间延迟平均在震前1个月左右开始出现升高异常, 在震前约12天出现下降异常变化． 这些特征均可作为利用应力进行地震预测的前兆指标．      

Growing seismicity in the Sichuan Basin and its association with industrial activities

In the Sichuan Basin, seismic activity has been low historically, but in the past few decades, a series of moderate to strong earthquakes have occurred. Especially since 2015, earthquake activity has seen an unprecedented continuous growth trend, and the magnitude of events is increasing. Following the M5.7 Xingwen earthquake on 18 Dec. 2018, which was suggested to be induced by shale gas hydraulic fracturing, a swarm of earthquakes with a maximum magnitude up to M6.0 struck Changning and the surrounding counties. Questions arose about the possible involvement of industrial actions in these destructive events. In fact, underground fluid injection in salt mine fields has been occurring in the Sichuan Basin for more than 70 years. Disposal of wastewater in natural gas fields has also continued for about 40 years. Since 2008, injection for shale gas development in the southern Sichuan Basin has increased rapidly. The possible link between the increasing seismicity and increasing injection activity is an important issue. Although surrounded by seismically active zones to the southwest and northwest, the Sichuan Basin is a rather stable region with a wide range of geological settings. First, we present a brief review of earthquakes of magnitude 5 or higher since 1600 to obtain the long-term event rate and explore the possible link between the rapidly increasing trend of seismic activity and industrial injection activities in recent decades. Second, based on a review of previous research results, combined with the latest data, we describe a comprehensive analysis of the characteristics and occurrence conditions of natural and injection-induced major seismic clusters in the Sichuan Basin since 1700. Finally, we list some conclusions and insights, which provide a better understanding of why damaging events occur so that they can either be avoided or mitigated, point out scientific questions that need urgent research, and propose a general framework based on geomechanics for assessment and management of earthquake-related risks.

     

CHARACTERISTICS OF TECTONIC STRESS FIELD OF THE XIAOWAN RESERVOIR BEFORE AND AFTER THE IMPOUNDMENT

Using the seismic waveform data of Xiaowan seismic network and Yunnan seismic network, we determined the focal mechanisms of 36 earthquakes(M_L ≥ 3.0)from Jun. 2005 to Dec. 2008 and 51 earthquakes(M_L ≥ 2.5)from Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2015 by generalized polarity and amplitude technique. We inverted tectonic stress field of the Xiaowan reservoir before impounding, using the focal mechanisms of 36 earthquakes(M_L ≥ 3.0)from Jun. 2005 to Dec. 2008 and CAP solutions of 58 earthquakes(M_L ≥ 4.0)collected and the solutions in the Global Centroid Moment Tensor(GCMT)catalog; We inverted local stress field of the reservoir-triggered earthquake clustering area, using 51 earthquakes(M_L ≥ 2.5)from Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2015. Focal mechanisms statistics show that, the Weixi-Qiaohou Fault is the seismic fault. Focal mechanisms were strike-slip type in initial stage, but normal fault type in later stage. Focal depths statistics of 51 earthquakes(M_L ≥ 2.5)show that, the average value of focal depths in period Ⅰ, period Ⅱ and period Ⅲ are 8.2km, 7.3km and 7.8km respectively and the standard deviations are 4.3km, 3.5km and 6.0km respectively. The average value of focal depths is basically stable in different period, only the standard deviation is slightly different. Therefore, there is not positive connection between focal depth and deviation of focal mechanisms. What's more, there are 2 earthquakes(number 46 and number 47 in Fig.5 and Table 3)with almost the same magnitude, epicenter and focal depth, but they have different faulting types as normal and strike-slip. The focal mechanism of event No.46 is strike:302°, dip:40° and rake:-97° for plane Ⅰ, however, the focal mechanism of event No.47 is strike:292°, dip:82° and rake:140° for plane Ⅰ. Likewise, earthquake of number 3 and number 18 have similar characteristic. Therefore, the obvious focal mechanism difference of similar earthquake pair indicates the complexity of Weixi-Qiaohou Fault. Considering the quiet-active character of reservoir-triggered earthquakes, we discussed the change of local stress field in different period. The σ₁ of tectonic stress field was in the near-south direction, with a dip angle of 14° before the impoundment, however, the direction of σ₁ of local stress field changed continuously, with the dip angle getting larger after the impoundment. The direction of σ₁ of local stress field of reservoir-triggered earthquake clustering area is close to the strike of Weixi-Qiaohou Fault, and reservoir impoundment increased the shear stress in the fault, so the weakening of fault was beneficial to trigger earthquakes. Comprehensive analysis suggests that fluid permeation and pore pressure diffusion caused by the water impounding, and the weakening of fault caused by local stress field are the key factors to trigger earthquake in the Xiaowan reservoir.     

2009年姚安MS6.0地震序列发震断层及应力场特征

本文使用2009年7月9日—12月23日2009年姚安M_S6.0地震序列中M_L≥1.0地震的震相数据, 采用双差定位法对该序列进行重定位, 共得到643次地震的精定位结果; 利用P波初动和振幅比法获取了20次M_L≥3.0地震的震源机制解; 在此基础上采用滑动拟合法得到姚安M_S6.0地震序列的震源区应力场． 研究结果表明: ① 2009年姚安M_S6.0地震序列的发震断层为NW走向、 NE倾向的高角度右旋走滑断层; ② 该序列的余震条带延伸方向与2000年姚安M_S6.5地震序列一致, 两次主震震源机制解一致且两个地震序列均发生在马尾箐断裂上, 2009年姚安M_S6.0地震序列是马尾箐断裂向NW方向的延伸; ③ 姚安M_S6.0地震震源区的最大主应力方向为NNW--SSE向, 接近水平, 与区域应力场方向一致; ④ 2009年姚安M_S6.0地震序列是在区域应力增强的背景下, 位于高低速过渡带高速一侧的震源区应力高度积累, 使得马尾箐断裂向NW方向破裂扩展的结果．      

RESEARCH ON CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FOCAL MECHANISM SOLUTIONS CONSISTENCY OF RUSHAN EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCE,SHANDONG PROVINCE

Many small earthquakes occurred intensively and continuously and formed an earthquake sequence after the M_L3.8 earthquake happened at Rushan County, Shandong Province on October 1, 2013. Up to March, 2017, more than 13 000 events have been recorded, with 3 429 locatable shocks, of which 31 events with M_L ≥ 3.0. This sequence is rarely seen in East China for its extraordinary long duration and the extremely high frequency of aftershocks. To track the developing tendency of the earthquake sequence accurately, 20 temporary seismometers were arranged to monitor the sequence activities around the epicenter of the sequence since May 6, 2014. Firstly, this paper adopts double difference method to relocate the 1 418 earthquakes of M_L ≥ 1.0 recorded by temporary seismometers in the Rushan earthquake sequence (May 7, 2014 to December 31, 2016), the result shows that the Rushan earthquake sequence mainly extends along NWW-SEE and forms a rectangular activity belt of about 4km long and 3km wide. In addition, the seismogenic fault of Rushan earthquake sequence stretches along NWW-SEE with nearly vertical strike-slip movement and a small amount of thrust component. Then we apply the P-wave initial motion and CAP to invert the focal mechanism of earthquakes with M_L ≥ 1.5 in the study area. The earthquakes can be divided into several categories, including 3 normal fault earthquakes (0.9%), 3 normal-slip earthquakes (0.9%), 229 strike-slip earthquakes (65.8%), 18 thrust fault earthquakes (5.2%), 37 thrust-slip earthquakes (10.6%)and 58 undefined (16.6%). Most earthquakes had a strike-slip mechanism in Rushan (65.8%), which is one of the intrinsic characteristics of the stress field. According to the focal mechanism solutions, we further utilized the LSIB method (Linear stress inversion bootstrap)to invert the stress tensor of Rushan area. The result shows that the azimuth and plunge of three principal stress (σ₁, σ₂, σ₃) axes are 25°, 10°; 286°, 45°; 125°, 43°, respectively. Based on the stress field inversion results, we calculated the focal mechanism solutions consistency parameter (θ)and the angle (θ₁)between σ₁ and P axis. The trend lines of θ and θ₁ were relatively stable with small fluctuation near the average line over time. Furthermore, the earthquake sequence can be divided into three stages based on θ and θ₁ values. The first stage is before September 16, 2014, and the variation of the θ and θ₁ values is relatively smooth with short period. All focal mechanism solutions of the three M_L ≥ 3.0 earthquakes exhibited consistence. The second stage started from September 16, 2014 to July 1, 2015, the fluctuation range of θ and θ₁ values is larger than that of the first stage with a relative longer period. The last stage is after July 1, 2015, values of θ and θ₁ gradually changed to a periodic change, three out of the four M_L ≥ 3.0 earthquakes (strike-slip type)displayed a good consistency. Spatially, earthquakes occurred mainly in green, yellow-red regions, and the focal mechanism parameters consistency θ was dominant near the green region (around the average value), which presents a steady state, and the spatial locations are concordant with the distribution of θ value. Moreover, all of M_L ≥ 3.0 earthquakes are located in the transitional region from the mean value to lower value area or region below the mean value area, which also indicates the centralized stress field of the region.     

THE SHEAR-WAVE SPLITTING OF GAIZHOU EARTHQUAKE SWARM IN LIAONING

An M_L4.7 earthquake occurred on February 2,2012 in Liaoning Gaizhou (40.56°N,122.36°E),since then,small earthquakes are frequent in this area,and until now the seismic activity does not stop,several earthquakes with magnitude larger than 4.0 have occurred.As of October 30,2014,1223 earthquakes have happened in the Gaizhou area,including 934 earthquakes with the magnitude M_L1.0~1.9,247 with the magnitude M_L2.0~2.9 and 45 with the magnitude M_L3.0~3.9.Meanwhile,earthquakes are continuously active in Haicheng area where the M_S7.3 earthquake happened in 1975,and there are over 1100 earthquakes (M_L ≥ 1.0) having occurred since the Gaizhou earthquake swarm activity.Because the polarization direction of the fast shear wave is very sensitive to the variation of the principal stress environment,the shear wave splitting parameter can reflect the regional stress state and the local structural features,especially effective for the analysis of small-scale stress environment characteristics.So based on the seismic activities of the two earthquake clusters,this study analyzes the characteristics of shear-wave splitting in Gaizhou-Haicheng area.Preliminary results show that predominant polarization direction of fast shear-waves in the old earthquake region of Haicheng is stable,consistent with the direction of regional stress field.Due to presence of active fault below the Gaixian station (GAX),the predominant polarization direction of fast shear-waves is more complicated.There are two predominant polarizations,consistent respectively with Jinzhou Fault strike which is below the station and the maximum principal stress direction in this area.In addition,Gaizhou earthquake swarm activity increased after December 22,2013,and after the time node,the predominant polarization direction of fast shear-waves in Gaixian station is SEE,which is close to the predominant polarization direction of fast shear-waves in Yingkou station,at the same time consistent with the maximum principal stress direction of this region.Thus it can be inferred,the enhanced activity of Gaizhou earthquake swarm since December 22,2014 may be related to local enhancement of regional stress.In addition,the average time-delays of slow waves in station YKO and GAX show that there are no obvious changes before and after the time point of December 22,2013,which is different greatly with the previous related researches on the variation of slow wave time-delays,and there is no possibility that the Gaizhou earthquake swarm evolved into foreshock sequences from current preliminary results.We should do more work to study the details of the time delay variation of shear wave splitting parameter.     

2019年黄海ML4.6地震序列的震源机制和发震构造

2019年黄海M_L4.6地震序列发生在NW向苏北—滨海断裂带附近,历史上该断裂带附近曾多次发生破坏性地震。为了判断此次地震序列的发生是否与苏北—滨海断裂带活动有关,本文基于黄海M_L4.6地震震中附近400 km范围内的测震台站记录,采用CAP方法计算了此次黄海地震序列中M_L4.6和M_L4.1地震的深度和震源机制解参数,并使用双差定位方法对该地震序列进行了重新定位。研究结果显示:2019年12月8日黄海M_L4.6和12日黄海M_L4.1地震的震源深度分别为20 km和21 km,位于发震区域的脆韧转换带内;黄海M_L4.6地震震源机制解节面Ⅰ的走向、倾角、滑动角分别为123°,74°和61°,节面Ⅱ的走向、倾角、滑动角分别为6°,33°和149°;黄海M_L4.1地震震源机制解节面Ⅰ的走向、倾角、滑动角分别为135°,77°和32°,节面Ⅱ的走向、倾角、滑动角分别为37°,59°和165°。两次地震的震源机制解节面参数与苏北—滨海断裂带的几何参数并不一致,表明此次黄海地震序列的发生与苏北—滨海断裂带的主断裂活动没有直接关系。黄海地震序列震中的重新定位结果显示该地震序列呈NW向分布。由上述反演所获的两次黄海地震的震源机制和地震序列的重新定位结果推测,黄海M_L4.6和M_L4.1地震的破裂方向可能为NW向,黄海M_L4.6地震序列可能是发生在区域壳内脆韧转换带的左旋走滑地震事件。      

DETAILED TEMPORAL-SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF INDUCED EARTHQUAKES BY WATER INJECTION IN RONGCHANG,CHONGQING

Based on the seismic data collected from regional permanent stations and 6 temporal stations, we analyzed the seismic activity from October 2008 to July 2011 in Rongchang area. On the basis of HypoDD relocated results, we used Match&Locate method to detect and located the micro-earthquakes. We obtained the focal mechanism solutions of some earthquakes with M_L ≥ 3.5 by using CAP method. Then we analyzed the temporal-spatial distribution of earthquakes and discussed the characteristics of micro-seismicity before the M_L5.1 earthquake occurring on September 10, 2010. We totally detected 3 354 micro-earthquake events, which are nearly 5 times of the earthquakes in the seismic catalog issued by China Earthquake Networks Center. The magnitude of the detected events is mostly from M_L-1 to 1, and the focal depth is from 2 to 4km. The magnitude-frequency analysis shows that the catalog completeness is obviously improved after adding the detected earthquakes, with the lowest magnitude decreasing from M_L1.0 to 0.3. The earthquakes hypocenters are mainly clustered along faults or buried faults and in a dominant depth range consistent with the depth of injection wells, and also show a tendency of lateral extension from injection wells. The focal mechanism solutions of 9 earthquakes of M_L ≥ 3.5 presented reverse faulting, as the same as the preexisting faults, indicating that earthquakes were surely related to reactivation of the faults. The strike, dip and rate of the causative faults separated in wide ranges, which indicates not only obvious changes in structure and strike of preexisting faults but also the effect of increasing pore pressure on the local stress field. Before the M_L5.1 earthquake on September 10 of 2010, seismicity firstly showed clustering in time and covered the most part of the seismogenic fault in space. Then an obvious seismic quiescence occurred and lasted about 3 months. The phenomenon is consistent with the mechanism of creep sliding and resistance-uniformization along the fault zone, suggested on the basis of laboratory experiments, and it may be one of patterns of sub-instability along fault zone. However, such explanation needs to be further confirmed.     

2017米林M6.9地震序列监测及南迦巴瓦地震活动性研究

南迦巴瓦地震台网完整地记录了米林M6.9地震发生的全过程.本文利用南迦巴瓦地震台网的连续波形数据对米林地震序列进行了研究.南迦巴瓦台网的定位结果显示,米林主震位于29.89°N,95.04°E,震源深度为16.7km,余震序列呈NW向展布,分布在南迦巴瓦峰和加拉白垒峰连线的东北部靠近帕隆—旁辛断裂.经计算,本次地震的h值为1.26,b值为0.84,综合序列衰减情况分析,本次地震属于主震—余震型地震.米林地震前,南迦巴瓦峰地区地震活动表现出明显的时间不均匀性,自研究区1992年ML6.2地震以来,研究区每12年左右发生一次ML6.0级以上地震,2017年至米林地震前,研究区6月前与6月后的地震活动差异很大,6月后的地震活动在频度上要明显强于6月前.空间分布上,米林地震震中附近为研究区地震活动性最强的区域,属于雅鲁藏布江断裂和帕隆—旁辛断裂交汇区域.     

重庆荣昌诱发地震区精细速度结构及2010年ML5.1地震序列精确定位

Based on data collected from a temporal seismic network, and in addition to the data from some nearby permanent stations, we investigate the velocity structure and seismicity in the Rongchang gas field, where significant injection-induced seismicity has been identified. First, we use receiver functions from distant earthquakes to invert detailed 1-D velocity structures beneath typical stations. Then, we use the double-difference hypocenter location method to re-locate earthquakes of the 2010 ML5.1 earthquake sequence that occurred in the region. The re-located hypocenters show that the 2010 ML5.1 earthquake sequence was distributed in a small area surrounding major injection wells and clustered mostly along pre-existing faults. Major earthquakes show a focal depth less than 5km with a dominant depth of ～2km, a depth of major reservoirs and injection wells. We thus conclude that the 2010 ML 5.1 earthquake sequence might have been induced by the deep well injection of unwanted water at a depth ～3km in the Rongchang gas field.