Investigations and new insights on earthquake mechanics from fault slip experiments
Earthquakes occur mainly on active faults. Fault slip is closely related to seismicity and is
thus widely discussed in Geosciences, Seismology, and Engineering. Slip experiment is a …
thus widely discussed in Geosciences, Seismology, and Engineering. Slip experiment is a …
The physical mechanisms of induced earthquakes
Anthropogenic operations involving underground fluid extraction or injection can cause
unexpectedly large and even damaging earthquakes, despite operational and regulatory …
unexpectedly large and even damaging earthquakes, despite operational and regulatory …
Fault roughness controls injection-induced seismicity
Surface roughness ubiquitously prevails in natural faults across various length scales.
Despite extensive studies highlighting the important role of fault geometry in the dynamics of …
Despite extensive studies highlighting the important role of fault geometry in the dynamics of …
[HTML][HTML] Laboratory experiments on fault behavior towards better understanding of injection-induced seismicity in geoenergy systems
Induced seismicity associated with fluid injection into underground formations jeopardizes
the sustainable utilization of the subsurface. Understanding the fault behavior is the key to …
the sustainable utilization of the subsurface. Understanding the fault behavior is the key to …
Earthquakes influenced by water
C Wang, M Manga - Water and Earthquakes, 2021 - Springer
Injecting fluids in the crust, or their extraction, changes pore pressure and poroelastic
stresses. Both pressure and stress changes can promote seismicity and, hence, the seismic …
stresses. Both pressure and stress changes can promote seismicity and, hence, the seismic …
Understanding rate effects in injection-induced earthquakes
M Alghannam, R Juanes - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Understanding the physical mechanisms that underpin the link between fluid injection and
seismicity is essential in efforts to mitigate the seismic risk associated with subsurface …
seismicity is essential in efforts to mitigate the seismic risk associated with subsurface …
Frictional process, AE characteristics, and permeability evolution of rough fractures on Longmaxi shale with specific roughness under water injection
Studying the frictional process, acoustic emission (AE) characteristics and permeability
evolution of fractures under water injection is fundamental for proposing theories and …
evolution of fractures under water injection is fundamental for proposing theories and …
[HTML][HTML] Injection-induced fault slip and associated seismicity in the lab: Insights from source mechanisms, local stress states and fault geometry
Probing source mechanisms of natural and induced earthquakes is a powerful tool to unveil
associated rupture kinematics. The source processes of failure and slip instability driven by …
associated rupture kinematics. The source processes of failure and slip instability driven by …
Geothermal reservoir stimulation through hydro-shearing: an experimental study under conditions close to enhanced geothermal systems
KC Bijay, E Ghazanfari - Geothermics, 2021 - Elsevier
Injection-induced shear stimulation (commonly known as 'hydro-shearing') is often
implemented in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) to enhance the reservoir …
implemented in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) to enhance the reservoir …
Injection-driven fracture instability in granite: Mechanism and implications
An unprecedented increase in earthquakes associated with hydraulic stimulation has been
recognized as a major barrier to the development of enhanced geothermal systems …
recognized as a major barrier to the development of enhanced geothermal systems …