Managing induced seismicity risks from enhanced geothermal systems: A good practice guideline

W Zhou, F Lanza, I Grigoratos, R Schultz… - Reviews of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Geothermal energy is a green source of power that could play an important role in climate‐
conscious energy portfolios; enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) have the potential to …

Advances in geothermal energy prospectivity map** research based on machine learning in the age of big data

Y Li, G Ali, AR Akbar - Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2023 - Elsevier
Many researchers and engineers are working diligently to develop new methods, materials,
and technologies to solve various issues that arise in geothermal energy exploitation and …

Thermal destressing: Implications for short-circuiting in enhanced geothermal systems

ML McLean, DN Espinoza - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Viable Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) require (1) access to large reservoir
volumes at high temperatures and (2) sufficient permeability for large production flow rates …

Cooling-induced reactivation of distant faults during long-term geothermal energy production in hot sedimentary aquifers

IR Kivi, E Pujades, J Rutqvist, V Vilarrasa - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Deep geothermal energy (DGE) represents an opportunity for a sustainable and carbon-free
energy supply. One of the main concerns of DGE is induced seismicity that may produce …

Upward earthquake swarm migration in the northeastern Noto Peninsula, Japan, initiated from a deep ring‐shaped cluster: Possibility of fluid leakage from a hidden …

K Yoshida, M Uno, T Matsuzawa… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study describes an ongoing intense earthquake swarm in the crust of the northeastern
Noto Peninsula, Japan, that began around the end of 2019. Fluid movement related to …

[HTML][HTML] Fluid injection-induced fault slip during unconventional energy development: A review

W Wu, D Lu, D Elsworth - Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
An unusual increase in seismicity rate near the development and production sites of
unconventional energy (eg, natural gas and geothermal fluids) has been attributed to …

The maximum magnitude of natural and induced earthquakes

JJ Bommer, JP Verdon - Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy …, 2024 - Springer
A key element in the assessment of seismic hazard is estimation of the maximum possible
earthquake magnitude, Mmax. A great deal of effort has been invested in develo** …

Hindcasting injection-induced aseismic slip and microseismicity at the Cooper Basin Enhanced Geothermal Systems Project

TA Wang, EM Dunham - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
There is a growing recognition that subsurface fluid injection can produce not only
earthquakes, but also aseismic slip on faults. A major challenge in understanding …

Friction and stability of granite faults in the Gonghe geothermal reservoir and implications for injection-induced seismicity

F Zhang, S Cao, M An, C Zhang, D Elsworth - Geothermics, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Gonghe Basin in northwest China has significant potential for the recovery of
deep geothermal fluids. However, a large number of earthquakes were observed during …

Earthquakes evoked by lower crustal flow: Evidence from hot spring geochemistry in Lijiang-**ao**he fault

Z Luo, X Zhou, M He, J Liang, J Li, J Dong, J Tian… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Geothermal fluid is considered to be one of the important methods of earthquake
forecasting, and some achievements have been made in previous studies. However, there is …