About the Consortium
The Kansas Geological Survey manages a consortium intended to oversee the operation of and basic data analysis for several seismic networks designed to record and allow accurate location and magnitude estimates of microearthquakes hundreds of times smaller than routinely possible with current regional networks.
These network stations will be strategically located and designed for either long-term occupation or temporary deployment—to be moved frequently—to address the most current and highest priority needs of the consortium members.
Members are currently only from the UIC Class 1 disposal well community, but industry partnership is not limited to Class 1 operators. Membership is purely voluntary, with a common goal of understanding seismicity in proximity to member resources so as to establish a baseline for 'normal' seismicity and provide a scientific basis for differentiating and possibly identifying seismic activity that is inconsistent with natural trends and catalysts.