Hydraulic stimulation strategies in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS): a review

Y Jia, CF Tsang, A Hammar, A Niemi - Geomechanics and Geophysics for …, 2022 - Springer
In enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), the natural permeability of deep rocks is normally
not high enough and needs to be increased. Permeability increase can be achieved through …

Widespread deep seismicity in the Delaware Basin, Texas, is mainly driven by shallow wastewater injection

G Zhai, M Shirzaei, M Manga - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2021 - pnas.org
Industrial activity away from plate boundaries can induce earthquakes and has evolved into
a global issue. Much of the induced seismicity in the United States' midcontinent is attributed …

Induced and triggered seismicity by immediate stress transfer and delayed fluid migration in a fractured geothermal reservoir at Pohang, South Korea

KI Kim, H Yoo, S Park, J Yim, L **e, KB Min… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study reveals the important role of hydromechanical responses of large hydraulic
fractures in the cause and mechanisms of induced seismicity associated with the M w 5.5 …

Numerical investigation of the stress regime effect on injection-induced fault reactivation and associated seismicity

X Yan, H Yu, H **g - Computers and Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
The occurrence of many seismic events in energy production projects is caused by fluid
injection-induced reactivation of critically stressed faults. The distribution of local stress …

Hydromechanical modeling of the hydraulic stimulations in borehole PX2 (Pohang, South Korea)

A Alcolea, P Meier, V Vilarrasa, S Olivella, J Carrera - Geothermics, 2024 - Elsevier
AM w 5.5 earthquake struck Pohang (South Korea) on November 2017, following a
sequence of five hydraulic stimulations of an Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS). The …

The injection-production performance of an enhanced geothermal system considering fracture network complexity and thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling in …

Z Lei, Y Zhang, Q Cui, Y Shi - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The effect of fracture networks on EGS performance remains worth further investigation to
guide the formulation of geothermal extraction strategy. We established models that account …

Correlation between poroelastic stress perturbation and multidisposal wells induced earthquake sequence in Cushing, Oklahoma

K Deng, Y Liu, X Chen - Geophysical Research Letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Over 100 small‐to moderate‐sized earthquakes, including an Mw 5.0 event, were detected
during September 2015 to November 2016 near the town of Cushing, Oklahoma. The …

Hydro-mechanical modeling of the first and second hydraulic stimulations in a fractured geothermal reservoir in Pohang, South Korea

H Yoo, S Park, L **e, KI Kim, KB Min, J Rutqvist… - Geothermics, 2021 - Elsevier
This study presents comprehensive coupled hydro-mechanical numerical modeling of the
first and second hydraulic stimulations at the Pohang enhanced geothermal system (EGS) …

Dynamic Fault Interaction during a Fluid‐Injection‐Induced Earthquake: The 2017  5.5 Pohang Event

KH Palgunadi, AA Gabriel, T Ulrich… - Bulletin of the …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
ABSTRACT The 15 November 2017 M w 5.5 Pohang, South Korea, earthquake has been
linked to hydraulic stimulation and fluid injections, making it the largest induced seismic …

Comprehensive characterization and mitigation of hydraulic fracturing-induced seismicity in Fox Creek, Alberta

G Hui, S Chen, Z Chen, F Gu, M Ghoroori, MA Mirza - SPE Journal, 2021 - onepetro.org
The relationships among formation properties, fracturing operations, and induced
earthquakes nucleated at distinctive moments and positions remain unclear. In this study, a …