Duration - 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2023
Principal Investigator - Vincent Roche
Funding - Marie Sklodowska-Curie Global Fellowship funded by European Commission (EC) and performed in collaboration with Professor Mirko van der Baan,
University of Alberta.
Project description
FINSEIS addresses the challenge of induced seismicity (IS) caused by human underground activities.
The project will investigate the extent to which the magnitude of fault-related induced seismicity (IS) is controlled by the geometry of
pre-existing faults, using a more structural geological approach than previous studies. The project will be based on numerous, best-in-class
IS data secured in the Microseismic Industry Consortium (MIC) in University of Alberta (UoA) and will integrate advanced knowledge in
fracture analysis from the Fault Analysis Group (FAG).
By combining interdisciplinary approaches of structural geology, seismology, statistics and computational science, the
project aims to: (1) Identify the structural controls on the initiation and arrest of induced earthquakes. (2) Deliver a unique
empirical basis for IS that isolates the effect of fault geometry. (3) Generate a model for fault controls on IS and for IS Mw
prediction in faulted rocks. FINSEIS will provide an improved understanding of the links
between faults and seismicity, with findings that will help de-risk strategic geo-energy and carbon storage developments.
Contact: Vincent Roche
Tel: +353 1 7162611
EMAIL