Print Email Facebook Twitter Detailed seismic modeling of induced seismicity at the Groningen gas field Title Detailed seismic modeling of induced seismicity at the Groningen gas field Author Paap, B.F. Steeghs, T.P.H. Kraaijpoel, D.A. Publication year 2016 Abstract We present the results of a detailed seismic modeling study of induced seismicity observed at the Groningen gas field, situated in the North-eastern part of the Netherlands. Seismic simulations are valuable to support the interpretation of observed earthquake waveforms recordings and to increase the understanding of the underlying source mechanics. Our results show that a significant amount of seismic energy is being trapped below the Zechstein evaporite layer situated immediately above the reservoir layer. This confirms the damping effect of the evaporites on the earthquake signal. The simulated earthquake waveforms show a reasonable resemblance with the observed data. The outcomes can further be used to invert observed data into an earthquake source mechanism and to design new seismic monitoring networks. © 2016, European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE. All rights reserved. Subject GeoSGE - Sustainable Geo EnergyELSS - Earth, Life and Social SciencesGeological Survey NetherlandsGeosciences2015 EnergyGas industryGeophysicsInduced SeismicityNatural gas fieldsSeismologySeismic simulationEarthquakes To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:c29e6c08-c373-4244-92d9-904a4c98231d TNO identifier 537437 Publisher European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE ISBN 9781510822467 Source 6th EAGE Workshop on Passive Seismic: From Data to Decision, 73-77 Document type conference paper Files To receive the publication files, please send an e-mail request to TNO Library.