Assessment of ground deformation and seismicity in two areas of intense hydrocarbon production in the Argentinian Patagonia

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Tamburini Beliveau, Guillermo; Grosso Heredia, Javier A.; Béjar Pizarro, Marta; Pérez López, Raúl; Portela, Juan; Cismondi Duarte, Martín; Monserrat, Oriol
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2022
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The exploitation of both conventional and unconventional hydrocarbons may lead to still not well-known environmental consequences such as ground deformation and induced/triggered seismicity. Identifying and characterizing these effects is fundamental for prevention or mitigation purposes, especially when they impact populated areas. Two case studies of such effects on hydrocarbon-producing basins in Argentina, the Neuquén and the Golfo de San Jorge, are presented in this work. The intense hydrocarbon production activities in recent years and their potential link with the occurrence of two earthquakes of magnitude 4.9 and 5 near the operating well fields is assessed. A joint analysis of satellite radar interferometry and records of fluid injection and extraction demonstrate that, between 2017 and 2020, vertical ground displacements occurred in both study areas over active well fields that might indicate a correlation to hydrocarbon production activities. Coseismic deformation models of the two earthquakes constrain source depths to less than 2 km. The absence of seismicity before the beginning of the hydrocarbon activities in both areas, and the occurrence of the two largest and shallow earthquakes in the vicinity of the active well fields just after intensive production periods, points towards the potential association between both phenomena.
Fil: Tamburini Beliveau, Guillermo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Santa Cruz. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Santa Cruz. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Santa Cruz. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Santa Cruz; Argentina
Fil: Grosso Heredia, Javier A.. Universidad Nacional del Comahue; Argentina
Fil: Béjar Pizarro, Marta. Instituto Geológico y Minero de España; España
Fil: Pérez López, Raúl. Instituto Geológico y Minero de España; España
Fil: Portela, Juan. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; España
Fil: Cismondi Duarte, Martín. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ingeniería de Procesos y Química Aplicada. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ingeniería de Procesos y Química Aplicada; Argentina
Fil: Monserrat, Oriol. Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya; España
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spelling Assessment of ground deformation and seismicity in two areas of intense hydrocarbon production in the Argentinian PatagoniaTamburini Beliveau, GuillermoGrosso Heredia, Javier A.Béjar Pizarro, MartaPérez López, RaúlPortela, JuanCismondi Duarte, MartínMonserrat, Oriolseismicityhydrocarbon productionground deformationhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The exploitation of both conventional and unconventional hydrocarbons may lead to still not well-known environmental consequences such as ground deformation and induced/triggered seismicity. Identifying and characterizing these effects is fundamental for prevention or mitigation purposes, especially when they impact populated areas. Two case studies of such effects on hydrocarbon-producing basins in Argentina, the Neuquén and the Golfo de San Jorge, are presented in this work. The intense hydrocarbon production activities in recent years and their potential link with the occurrence of two earthquakes of magnitude 4.9 and 5 near the operating well fields is assessed. A joint analysis of satellite radar interferometry and records of fluid injection and extraction demonstrate that, between 2017 and 2020, vertical ground displacements occurred in both study areas over active well fields that might indicate a correlation to hydrocarbon production activities. Coseismic deformation models of the two earthquakes constrain source depths to less than 2 km. The absence of seismicity before the beginning of the hydrocarbon activities in both areas, and the occurrence of the two largest and shallow earthquakes in the vicinity of the active well fields just after intensive production periods, points towards the potential association between both phenomena.Fil: Tamburini Beliveau, Guillermo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Santa Cruz. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Santa Cruz. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Santa Cruz. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Santa Cruz; ArgentinaFil: Grosso Heredia, Javier A.. Universidad Nacional del Comahue; ArgentinaFil: Béjar Pizarro, Marta. Instituto Geológico y Minero de España; EspañaFil: Pérez López, Raúl. Instituto Geológico y Minero de España; EspañaFil: Portela, Juan. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; EspañaFil: Cismondi Duarte, Martín. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ingeniería de Procesos y Química Aplicada. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ingeniería de Procesos y Química Aplicada; ArgentinaFil: Monserrat, Oriol. Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya; EspañaNature2022-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/200933Tamburini Beliveau, Guillermo; Grosso Heredia, Javier A.; Béjar Pizarro, Marta; Pérez López, Raúl; Portela, Juan; et al.; Assessment of ground deformation and seismicity in two areas of intense hydrocarbon production in the Argentinian Patagonia; Nature; Scientific Reports; 12; 1; 12-2022; 1-142045-2322CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1038/s41598-022-23160-6info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:58:52Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/200933instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:58:52.951CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Assessment of ground deformation and seismicity in two areas of intense hydrocarbon production in the Argentinian Patagonia
title Assessment of ground deformation and seismicity in two areas of intense hydrocarbon production in the Argentinian Patagonia
spellingShingle Assessment of ground deformation and seismicity in two areas of intense hydrocarbon production in the Argentinian Patagonia
Tamburini Beliveau, Guillermo
seismicity
hydrocarbon production
ground deformation
title_short Assessment of ground deformation and seismicity in two areas of intense hydrocarbon production in the Argentinian Patagonia
title_full Assessment of ground deformation and seismicity in two areas of intense hydrocarbon production in the Argentinian Patagonia
title_fullStr Assessment of ground deformation and seismicity in two areas of intense hydrocarbon production in the Argentinian Patagonia
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of ground deformation and seismicity in two areas of intense hydrocarbon production in the Argentinian Patagonia
title_sort Assessment of ground deformation and seismicity in two areas of intense hydrocarbon production in the Argentinian Patagonia
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Tamburini Beliveau, Guillermo
Grosso Heredia, Javier A.
Béjar Pizarro, Marta
Pérez López, Raúl
Portela, Juan
Cismondi Duarte, Martín
Monserrat, Oriol
author Tamburini Beliveau, Guillermo
author_facet Tamburini Beliveau, Guillermo
Grosso Heredia, Javier A.
Béjar Pizarro, Marta
Pérez López, Raúl
Portela, Juan
Cismondi Duarte, Martín
Monserrat, Oriol
author_role author
author2 Grosso Heredia, Javier A.
Béjar Pizarro, Marta
Pérez López, Raúl
Portela, Juan
Cismondi Duarte, Martín
Monserrat, Oriol
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv seismicity
hydrocarbon production
ground deformation
topic seismicity
hydrocarbon production
ground deformation
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The exploitation of both conventional and unconventional hydrocarbons may lead to still not well-known environmental consequences such as ground deformation and induced/triggered seismicity. Identifying and characterizing these effects is fundamental for prevention or mitigation purposes, especially when they impact populated areas. Two case studies of such effects on hydrocarbon-producing basins in Argentina, the Neuquén and the Golfo de San Jorge, are presented in this work. The intense hydrocarbon production activities in recent years and their potential link with the occurrence of two earthquakes of magnitude 4.9 and 5 near the operating well fields is assessed. A joint analysis of satellite radar interferometry and records of fluid injection and extraction demonstrate that, between 2017 and 2020, vertical ground displacements occurred in both study areas over active well fields that might indicate a correlation to hydrocarbon production activities. Coseismic deformation models of the two earthquakes constrain source depths to less than 2 km. The absence of seismicity before the beginning of the hydrocarbon activities in both areas, and the occurrence of the two largest and shallow earthquakes in the vicinity of the active well fields just after intensive production periods, points towards the potential association between both phenomena.
Fil: Tamburini Beliveau, Guillermo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Santa Cruz. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Santa Cruz. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Santa Cruz. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Santa Cruz; Argentina
Fil: Grosso Heredia, Javier A.. Universidad Nacional del Comahue; Argentina
Fil: Béjar Pizarro, Marta. Instituto Geológico y Minero de España; España
Fil: Pérez López, Raúl. Instituto Geológico y Minero de España; España
Fil: Portela, Juan. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; España
Fil: Cismondi Duarte, Martín. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ingeniería de Procesos y Química Aplicada. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ingeniería de Procesos y Química Aplicada; Argentina
Fil: Monserrat, Oriol. Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya; España
description The exploitation of both conventional and unconventional hydrocarbons may lead to still not well-known environmental consequences such as ground deformation and induced/triggered seismicity. Identifying and characterizing these effects is fundamental for prevention or mitigation purposes, especially when they impact populated areas. Two case studies of such effects on hydrocarbon-producing basins in Argentina, the Neuquén and the Golfo de San Jorge, are presented in this work. The intense hydrocarbon production activities in recent years and their potential link with the occurrence of two earthquakes of magnitude 4.9 and 5 near the operating well fields is assessed. A joint analysis of satellite radar interferometry and records of fluid injection and extraction demonstrate that, between 2017 and 2020, vertical ground displacements occurred in both study areas over active well fields that might indicate a correlation to hydrocarbon production activities. Coseismic deformation models of the two earthquakes constrain source depths to less than 2 km. The absence of seismicity before the beginning of the hydrocarbon activities in both areas, and the occurrence of the two largest and shallow earthquakes in the vicinity of the active well fields just after intensive production periods, points towards the potential association between both phenomena.
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