A survey of the induced seismic responses to fluid injection in geothermal and CO2 reservoirs in Europe

Geothermics

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 30-54

  Evans, Keith F ^a   Zappone, Alba ^a   Kraft, Toni ^a   Deichmann, Nicolas ^a   Moia, Fabio ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b RICERCA SUL SISTEMA ENERGETICO RSE S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

CO2 sequestration; Geothermal; Injection induced seismicity; Large magnitude events (LME)

Indexed keywords

CASE HISTORY; COMBINED EFFECT; CRYSTALLINE FORMATION; CRYSTALLINE ROCK MASS; DAMAGING EVENTS; FLUID INJECTIONS; GEOTHERMAL; INJECTED FLUIDS; INJECTION-INDUCED SEISMICITY; LARGE-MAGNITUDE EVENTS (LME); LOCAL POPULATIONS; NATURAL SEISMICITY; PAPER DOCUMENTS; PEAK GROUND ACCELERATION; SEISMIC EVENT; SEISMIC HAZARDS; SUFFICIENT CONDITIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FELT; FELTS; FLUIDS; HAZARDS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY; WATER INJECTION;

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; EARTHQUAKE; FLUID INJECTION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; PEAK ACCELERATION; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMICITY;

EUROPE;

EID: 82955212818     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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