Induced seismicity associated with Enhanced Geothermal Systems

Geothermics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 185-222

  Majer, Ernest L ^a   Baria, Roy ^b   Stark, Mitch ^c   Oates, Stephen ^d   Bommer, Julian ^e   Smith, Bill ^f   Asanuma, Hiroshi ^g  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MIL TECH UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Calpine Corporation   (United States)

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

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f Northern California Power Agency   (United States)

^g TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Berl n; Cooper Basin; Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS); Induced seismicity; Soultz sous For ts; The Geysers

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS; GEYSERS; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SITE SELECTION;

ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM (EGS); INDUCED SEISMICITY;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS; GEYSERS; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SITE SELECTION;

BASIN; ENERGY RESOURCE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; RESERVOIR-INDUCED SEISMICITY; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

ALSACE; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BAS-RHIN; BERLIN; CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; COOPER BASIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GERMANY; GEYSERS; NORTH AMERICA; SOULTZ-SOUS-FORETS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249110100     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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