Analysis of seismic moment tensors, in-situ stress, and finite-source scaling of Earthquakes at the geysers geothermal field, California

OS Boyd - 2018 - escholarship.org
The objective of this research was to develop methodologies of interest to the geothermal
industry to estimate critical parameters needed to characterize the fracture network …

Analysis of seismic moment tensors and in situ stress during Enhanced Geothermal System development at The Geysers geothermal field, California

OS Boyd, DS Dreger, R Gritto… - Geophysical Journal …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Seismicity in the vicinity of an Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) demonstration project in
the Northwest Geysers at the Prati 32 (P-32) injection well and the Prati State 31 (PS-31) …

Seismic analysis of spatio-temporal fracture generation during EGS resource development

R Gritto, D Dreger - 2018 - osti.gov
This DOE GTO funded project was a collaborative effort between Array Information
Technology and the University of California at Berkeley. The project goal is to improve …

A systematic analysis of seismic moment tensor at The Geysers geothermal field, California

OS Boyd, DS Dreger, VH Lai… - Bulletin of the …, 2015 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Geysers geothermal field is one of the most seismically active regions in northern
California. Most of the events occur at shallow depths and are related to stress and …

[PDF][PDF] Full moment tensor analysis using first motion data at the Geysers geothermal field

OS Boyd, DS Dreger, M Hellweg, PN Lombard… - Geophys …, 2011 - pangea.stanford.edu
Seismicity associated with geothermal energy production at The Geysers Geothermal Field
in northern California has been increasing during the last forty years. We investigate source …

Source mechanisms of induced earthquakes at The Geysers geothermal reservoir

LR Johnson - Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2014 - Springer
Abstract At The Geysers geothermal reservoir in northern California, evidence strongly
suggests that activities associated with production of electric power cause an increase in the …

Source mechanisms of microearthquakes at the southeast Geysers geothermal field, California

A Kirkpatrick - 1996 - escholarship.org
Source mechanisms of 1697 microearthquakes at the Northwest Geysers, and 985
microearthquakes at the Southeast Geysers geothermal fields are investigated using a …

[PDF][PDF] Seismic analysis of spatio‐temporal fracture generation at The Geysers EGS Demonstration Project

DS Dreger, OS Boyd, R Gritto… - … , 42nd Workshop on …, 2018 - pangea.stanford.edu
We analyzed seismicity near the EGS development at The Geysers, CA Prati-32 injection
well to evaluate the development and the physical attributes of a subsurface fracture …

Moment tensor inversions of M ~ 3 earthquakes in the Geysers geothermal fields, California

A Guilhem, L Hutchings, DS Dreger… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Microearthquakes have come into high public awareness due to being induced by the
development and exploitation of enhanced and natural geothermal fields, hydrofracturing …

[PDF][PDF] Earthquake source parameters and scaling relationships at The Geysers geothermal field, California

V Convertito, A Zollo, N Sharma, A Orefice… - Proceedings of AGIS …, 2015 - seismo.ethz.ch
Conclusions Understanding induced seismicity in a geothermal system can help to
characterize the geometry, extent and conditions of the reservoir, and to assess the potential …