Characteristics of microseismic events induced during hydraulic fracturing experiments at the Hijiori hot dry rock geothermal energy site, Yamagata, Japan

Tectonophysics

Volumn 289, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 171-188

  Sasaki, Shunji ^a  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fracture propagation model; Hot dry rock; Hydraulic fracturing; Induced seismicity; Microseismic event

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE PROPAGATION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HOT DRY ROCK; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; INDUCED SEISMICITY;

JAPAN, HONSHU, YAMAGATA;

EID: 0031870502     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00314-4     Document Type: Article

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