Development of a semi-analytical method to calculate depth-dependent temperature and stress changes: investigation of micro-seismicity at Unterhaching Uha GT-2 geothermal well

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 6769-6781

  Luo, Xuan ^a   Hou, Zhengmeng ^a   Kracke, Tobias ^a   Gou, Yang ^a   Were, Patrick ^a  

^a CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deep geothermal energy; Micro seismic event; Numerical simulation; Temperature profile along wellbore; Thermal stress; Unterhaching

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; SEISMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL STRESS; WELL FLOODING;

COLD WATER INJECTION; MICRO-SEISMIC; RESERVOIR FORMATION; SEMI-ANALYTICAL METHODS; STRESS REDISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; UNTERHACHING; WELLBORE;

WATER INJECTION;

EID: 84937762478     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-015-4392-9     Document Type: Article

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