A 3-D study of the effects of thermomechanical loads on fracture slip in enhanced geothermal reservoirs

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1132-1148

  Ghassemi, A ^a   Tarasovs, S ^a   Cheng, A H D ^b  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b The University of Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

Coso geothermal field; Displacement discontinuity; Enhanced geothermal system; Fracture permeability; Fracture slip; Induced seismicity; Integral equation; Thermoelasticity

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FRACTURE; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; ROCK MECHANICS; THERMAL STRESS; THERMOELASTICITY;

COSO GEOTHERMAL FIELD; DISPLACEMENT DISCONTINUITY; ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; FRACTURE PERMEABILITY; FRACTURE SLIP; INDUCED SEISMICITY;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

DISCONTINUITY; FRACTURE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR-INDUCED SEISMICITY; STRESS FIELD; THERMOELASTICITY;

EID: 34548820970     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2007.07.016     Document Type: Article

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