Numerical and analytical modeling of the mechanisms of induced seismicity during fluid injection

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 34 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 349-364

  McClure, Mark ^a   Home, Roland N ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; ANALYTICAL MODELING; CHAIN REACTION; DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORK; DISPLACEMENT DISCONTINUITY METHOD; DYNAMIC EFFECTS; ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; FIRST ORDER EFFECT; FLUID FLOW; FLUID INJECTIONS; FLUID PRESSURES; HIGH PRESSURE; HYDRAULIC STIMULATIONS; INDUCED SEISMICITY; INJECTION PRESSURES; LOW PERMEABILITY; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PREEXISTING FRACTURE; PRESSURE DIFFUSION; SEISMIC EVENT; STRESS DISTRIBUTION;

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; SEISMOLOGY; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

FRACTURE;

EID: 79955080974     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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