Seismic response of the fractured and faulted granite of Soultz-sous-Forêts (France) to 5 km deep massive water injections

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 653-675

  Dorbath, Louis ^a,c   Cuenot, Nicolas ^b   Genter, Albert ^b   Frogneux, Michel ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b GEIE 'Exploitation Minière de la Chaleur' ^*  (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

Author keywords

Controlled source seismology; Downhole methods; Fracture and flow; Hydrogeophysics

Indexed keywords

DRILLING; FRACTURE NETWORK; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GRANITE; HOT DRY ROCK; SEISMIC MOMENT; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

ALSACE; BAS RHIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; SOULTZ SOUS FORETS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 64849112499     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04030.x     Document Type: Article

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