Tag: Geophysics/Seismology
January 15, 2013
Small is Beautiful: A New Tool is Helping Identify Potential CO2 Storage Sites off the Texas Coast
This past summer, a team of scientists from the University of Texas at Austin completed the first of a series of expeditions in the Gulf…
Read MoreJanuary 9, 2013
UT Austin Scientists Will Assess Health of New York-Long Island Barrier Protection in Wake of Sandy
AUSTIN, Texas — A rapid response science team from the University of Texas at Austin’s Institute for Geophysics will help map the impact of Hurricane…
Read MoreDecember 18, 2012
The 2010 Earthquake in Haiti, 2000 Years Ago
Scientists have discovered underwater evidence that Haiti’s unusual 2010 earthquake may not have been the first of its kind in the region. They took core…
Read MoreAugust 15, 2012
“A career-changing, life-changing experience”: Texas Marine G & G students extol their field experiences
The Leading Edge, August 2012 Featuring: Sean Gulick, John Goff, Marcy Davis, Dan Duncan, Steffen Saustrup
Read MoreAugust 7, 2012
Near Injection Wells, Many Quakes Go Unfelt
New York Times Green Blog, Discovery News, LiveScience, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, Houston Chronicle, Reuters, Nature News Blog, Businessweek, StateImpact Texas/KUT/NPR, August 6-7, 2012 Featuring: Cliff…
Read MoreAugust 6, 2012
Study Finds Correlation Between Injection Wells and Small Earthquakes
Most earthquakes in the Barnett Shale region of North Texas occur within a few miles of one or more injection wells used to dispose of…
Read MoreJuly 13, 2012
Field Update: Drilling Through the Japan Earthquake Fault
After successfully reentering the wellhead 4.3 miles below the ship, we began drilling towards the fault that unleashed the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
Read MoreJuly 13, 2012
Field Update: Like Threading a Needle from 7 kilometers away
How do you insert a drill bit into a 20-inch well head 7 kilometers below your ship? Read Patrick Fulton’s second post from aboard the…
Read MoreJuly 10, 2012
Field Update: Return to the Japan Trench
Greetings from the scientific deep sea drilling vessel Chikyu. Our focus is to quickly drill into and study the fault that caused the March 2011 Japan Earthquake and…
Read MoreMay 18, 2012
UTIG Program Pieces the Gulf of Mexico Puzzle
Despite the Gulf’s long production history, much remains to be learned about the geology here – and an ongoing industry-funded program conducted by the Institute…
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