Microseismic Source Parameters from Induced Seismicity in the Horn River Basin

Adam Klinger and M.J. Werner from the University of Bristol submitted this database of microseismic source parameters to Geophysical Journal International in 2021. It reports magnitudes, corner frequencies, and stress drops for events linked to fault reactivation during hydraulic fracturing in British Columbia's Horn River basin. Uncertainties for these parameters are calculated using a bootstrapping technique.

Use Cases

• Modeling fault reactivation based on reported stress drop parameters.
• Analyzing the relationship between hydraulic fracturing operations and microseismic event magnitudes.
• Assessing uncertainty in seismic source parameters using the described bootstrapping technique.
• Comparing stress drop calculations using the Brune model against other methodologies.

Strengths

• Parameters include calculated uncertainties derived from a bootstrapping technique.
• Data is linked to a peer-reviewed manuscript submitted to Geophysical Journal International.
• Focuses on a specific, well-defined geographic region (Horn River basin, British Columbia).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is associated with a manuscript in review; final published data may differ.

Provenance

Source

University of Bristol (Adam Klinger, M.J. Werner)

Collection Method

Data collection from borehole geophones during hydraulic fracturing operations, with analysis using a Brune model.

Geography

Horn River basin, British Columbia, Canada