Determination of stress state from focal mechanisms of microseismic events induced during hydraulic injection at the Hijiori hot dry rock site

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 159, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 489-516

  Sasaki, S ^a   Kaieda, H ^a  

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

Author keywords

Focal mechanism; Hot dry rock; Hydraulic fracturing; Induced seismicity; Microearthquakes; Stress inversion

Indexed keywords

FOCAL MECHANISM; HOT DRY ROCK; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; MICROEARTHQUAKE; RESERVOIR-INDUCED SEISMICITY; STRESS;

HIJIORI; HONSHU; JAPAN;

EID: 0036140054     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-8179-1_21     Document Type: Article

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