[HTML][HTML] Geothermal field development optimization under geomechanical constraints and geological uncertainty: application to a reservoir with stacked formations

SP Szklarz, EGD Barros, NK Gargar, SHJ Peeters… - Geothermics, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, numerical optimization based on stochastic gradient methods is used to assist
geothermal operators in finding improved field development strategies that are robust to …

Effects of mechanical properties of the underburden on induced seismicity along a basement fault during hydrogen storage in a depleted reservoir

JEJ Burtonshaw, A Paluszny, A Mohammadpour… - iScience, 2024 - cell.com
This study models the geomechanical deformation of a depleted gas field, wherein gaseous
hydrogen is stored in a North Sea reservoir, and is cyclically injected and withdrawn. A fault …

Well testing of radial jet drilling wells in geothermal reservoirs

P Egberts, E Peters - Computational Geosciences, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Radial Jet Drilling (RJD) is a stimulation technique to increase a well's performance
through creation of multiple laterals of up to 100 m long. The technique has been used in the …

Optimization of local scale seismic networks applied to geothermal fields. The case of the Acoculco caldera, Mexico

LI Esquivel-Mendiola, M Calò, A Tramelli… - Journal of South …, 2022 - Elsevier
The exploitation of a geothermal field can be accompanied by both natural and induced
seismicity. Hence the installation of a seismic network suitable for also locating low …

The Marsili Seamount Offshore Geothermal Reservoir: A Big Challenge for an Energy Transition Model

D Paltrinieri, P Favali, F Italiano, P Signanini, C Caso… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Renewable energies have been the only sources recording a clear increase in total installed
capacity, setting a record in new power capacity in 2020, despite the pandemic. The …

[PDF][PDF] Data mining microseismicity associated to the Blue Mountain geothermal site

LF Gonzalez, AC Aguiar, M Karplus - 2022 - osti.gov
Induced seismicity in geothermal sites seems to be strongly correlated to changes in energy
production rates. Interestingly, evidence of increasing microseismicity during geothermal …

Effects of Underburden Fault Properties, Operational Properties, and Stresses on Induced Basement Fault Seismicity During Hydrogen Storage in Depleted Gas Fields

JEJ Burtonshaw, A Paluszny… - ARMA US Rock …, 2024 - onepetro.org
The injection, storage, and withdrawal of hydrogen into depleted gas reservoirs can be a
critical carbon-neutral technology in satisfying seasonal energy demand. In this paper, fault …

Sensitivity of the seismic moment released during fluid injection to fault hydromechanical properties and background stress

N Wynants-Morel, L De Barros, F Cappa - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Fluid pressure perturbations in subsurface rocks affect the fault stability and can induce both
seismicity and aseismic slip. Nonetheless, observations show that the partitioning between …

Induced seismic risk assessment of geothermal energy production, Büyük Menderes Graben, Turkey

M Ozcelik - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022 - Springer
Geothermal energy is a renewable, cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and clean
energy system. In addition, compared to fossil fuels and other alternative sources of energy …

[PDF][PDF] The Marsili Seamount Offshore Geothermal Reservoir: A Big Challenge for an Energy Transition Model. Energies 2022, 15, 1900

D Paltrinieri, P Favali, F Italiano, P Signanini, C Caso… - 2022 - academia.edu
Renewable energies have been the only sources recording a clear increase in total installed
capacity, setting a record in new power capacity in 2020, despite the pandemic. The …