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Subsidence associated with oil extraction, measured from time series analysis of Sentinel-1 data: case study of the Patos-Marinza oil field, Albania
Marianne Métois
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Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, ENS de Lyon, CNRS, UMR5276 LGL-TPE, 69622 Villeurbanne, France
Mouna Benjelloun
Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, ENS de Lyon, CNRS, UMR5276 LGL-TPE, 69622 Villeurbanne, France
Cécile Lasserre
Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, ENS de Lyon, CNRS, UMR5276 LGL-TPE, 69622 Villeurbanne, France
Raphaël Grandin
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Université de Paris, UMR7154, CEDEX 05, 75238 Paris, France
Laurie Barrier
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Université de Paris, UMR7154, CEDEX 05, 75238 Paris, France
Edmond Dushi
Institute of GeoSciences, Energy, Water and Environment, Polytechnic University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
Rexhep Koçi
Institute of GeoSciences, Energy, Water and Environment, Polytechnic University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
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Short summary
The Patos-Marinza oil field in Central Albania (40.71° N, 19.61° E) is one of the largest onshore oil fields in Europe. More than 7 million oil barrels are extracted per year from sandstone formations in western Albania. The regional seismicity culminated in December 2016, when a seismic sequence developed in the oil field, triggering the opening of a public inquiry. We take advantage of the Sentinel-1 radar images to show that a strong subsidence, probably induced, is taking place in the field.
The Patos-Marinza oil field in Central Albania (40.71° N, 19.61° E) is one of the largest...
