Researchers collaborating through the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Risk Assessment Partnership (NRAP) have released a technical report titled “Recommended Practices for Managing Induced Seismicity Risk Associated with Geologic Carbon Storage” (Templeton et al., 2021). The report builds on earlier work from the U.S. DOE’s Geothermal Technologies Office (Protocol for Addressing Induced Seismicity Associated with Enhanced Geothermal Systems; Majer et al., 2012), incorporating new insights on the science of induced seismicity hazard and risk assessments and is adapted to cover all stages of a geologic carbon storage (GCS) project’s lifecycle.
The report presents a framework and steps to systematically evaluate, manage, communicate, and mitigate the risk of induced seismicity at GCS sites. The focus of these recommendations is on actively managing the risks associated with induced seismicity by developing an actionable risk management plan that starts at the project proposal stage and continues through site closure using an iterative assessment and improvement process. The report is targeted to a broad range of GCS stakeholders, including operators, project developers, regulators, and the general public. The document is available at: https://edx.netl.doe.gov/dataset/recommended-practices-for-managing-induced-seismicity-risk-associated-with-geologic-carbon-storage.
Citation: Templeton, D.; Schoenball, M.; Layland-Bachmann, C.; Foxall, W.; Guglielmi, Y.; Kroll, K.; Burghardt, J.; Dilmore, R.; White, J. Recommended Practices for Managing Induced Seismicity Risk Associated with Geologic Carbon Storage; NRAP-TRS-I-001-2021; DOE.NETL-2021.2839; NRAP Technical Report Series; U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory: Pittsburgh, PA, 2021; p 80. DOI: 10.2172/1834402.