Control of hazard due to seismicity induced by a hot fractured rock geothermal project

Engineering Geology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 287-306

  Bommer, Julian J ^a   Oates, Stephen ^b   Cepeda, José Mauricio ^c   Lindholm, Conrad ^d   Bird, Juliet ^a   Torres, Rodolfo ^e   Marroquín, Griselda ^f   Rivas, José ^e  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c Central American University José Simeón Cañas   (El Salvador)

^d NORSAR   (Norway)

^e LaGeo   (El Salvador)

^f Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales   (El Salvador)

Author keywords

Geothermal energy; Hot fractured rock; Induced seismicity; Seismic hazard; Vibration thresholds

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; FRACTURE; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HOT DRY ROCK SYSTEMS; SEISMOGRAPHS;

HOT FRACTURED ROCK; HYDRAULIC STIMULATIONS; INDUCED SEISMICITY; PEAK GROUND VELOCITY; SEISMIC HAZARD; VIBRATION THRESHOLDS;

SEISMOLOGY;

FRACTURED MEDIUM; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; INDUCED SEISMICITY;

EID: 33144454396     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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