Investigation of fault mechanisms during geothermal reservoir stimulation experiments in the Cooper Basin, Australia

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 148-158

  Baisch, Stefan ^a   Vörös, Robert ^a   Weidler, Ralph ^a   Wyborn, Doone ^b  

^a Q con GmbH   (Germany)

^b Geodynamics Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); ORGANIC POLYMERS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER INJECTION; WELLS;

AUSTRALIA; COOPER BASIN , AUSTRALIA; FAULT MECHANISMS; FLUID PRESSURES; FRACTURE ZONES; GEOSCIENCES; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIRS; HYPOCENTER DISTRIBUTIONS; HYPOCENTER LOCATIONS; IN-SITU; INDUCED SEISMICITIES; INJECTION WELLS; KAISER EFFECTS; LAYER STRUCTURES; REGIONAL STRESS FIELDS; RESERVOIR STIMULATIONS; SEISMIC ACTIVITIES; SEISMIC EVENTS; SEISMIC MOMENTS; SHEAR DISPLACEMENTS; STATION NETWORKS;

FRACTURE;

EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; FLUID INJECTION; FLUID PRESSURE; FRACTURE ZONE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; RESERVOIR-INDUCED SEISMICITY; SEISMIC MOMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; COOPER BASIN;

EID: 60649106009     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120080055     Document Type: Article

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