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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Christopher R. Florence, Raleigh, NC (US);
Eric B. Libow, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jordan T. Moore, Raleigh, NC (US);
Walker L. Sherk, Raleigh, NC (US);
Thomas S. Wallace, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Pu Yang, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Controlling release of earthquake energy, in one aspect, may include a controller device injecting fluid into bore holes at dynamically regulated levels to cause controlled seismic events. The bore holes are placed along a fault line with a potential for hazardous earthquakes, and installed with sensors and fluid flow controls communicating with the controller device. The seismic events caused by injecting the fluid are monitored via the sensors. Based on the monitoring, the injecting of the fluid to one or more of the bore holes may be regulated dynamically to control the sizes of the seismic events along the fault line.