Steps Toward a “Best Practices” Protocol - Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies - page 139

Seismic Monitoring Install and operate the seismic

recording array to obtain
baseline seismic data and record
seismic events due to injection
activity.

Mitigation Plans Develop a plan to control the level

and impact of locally induced
seismicity based on the hazard
and risk assessment and baseline
seismic data.

Revise mitigation plan as
appropriate based on any
additional information obtained
during the drilling and completion
of the injection well.

Continuously review and assess
mitigation plan to determine
effectiveness.

NOTE: The entire protocol would apply to injection wells proposed in areas where induced seismicity has actually occurred. In areas where
induced seismicity was not expected but later occurred, the shaded requirements would apply as revisions to the original injection permit.