A review of some rock mechanics issues in geothermal reservoir development

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 647-664

  Ghassemi, A ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhanced geothermal systems; Fracture network; Fracture permeability; Hot dry rock; Hydraulic fracturing; In situ stress; Induced seismicity; Joints; Mineral dissolution; Poroelasticity; Pressure solution; Processes; Reservoir geomechanics; Reservoir stimulation; Shear slip; Stimulated volume; Thermal shock; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE PERMEABILITY; HOT DRY ROCK; INDUCED SEISMICITY; INSITU STRESS; MINERAL DISSOLUTION; PORO-ELASTICITY; PRESSURE SOLUTION; PROCESSES; RESERVOIR STIMULATIONS; SHEAR SLIP; STIMULATED VOLUME;

FRACTURE; GEOMECHANICS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; RESEARCH; ROCK MECHANICS; SEISMOLOGY; STRESSES; THERMAL SHOCK; THERMAL STRESS;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; GEOMECHANICS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; IN SITU STRESS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; POROELASTICITY; PRODUCTIVITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SEISMICITY;

EID: 84861834145     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-012-9508-3     Document Type: Review

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