Stimulation mechanism and design of enhanced geothermal systems: A comprehensive review

S Li, S Wang, H Tang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
By utilizing stimulation technologies, the enhanced geothermal system has emerged as a
highly promising technology in harvesting geothermal energy. In this work, we provide a …

The physical mechanisms of induced earthquakes

MJA Moein, C Langenbruch, R Schultz… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Anthropogenic operations involving underground fluid extraction or injection can cause
unexpectedly large and even damaging earthquakes, despite operational and regulatory …

Controlling fluid-induced seismicity during a 6.1-km-deep geothermal stimulation in Finland

G Kwiatek, T Saarno, T Ader, F Bluemle, M Bohnhoff… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
We show that near–real-time seismic monitoring of fluid injection allowed control of induced
earthquakes during the stimulation of a 6.1-km-deep geothermal well near Helsinki, Finland …

A seismological overview of the induced earthquakes in the Duvernay play near Fox Creek, Alberta

R Schultz, R Wang, YJ Gu, K Haug… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This paper summarizes the current state of understanding regarding the induced seismicity
in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations targeting the Duvernay Formation in …

The risks of long-term re-injection in supercritical geothermal systems

F Parisio, V Vilarrasa, W Wang, O Kolditz… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Supercritical geothermal systems are appealing sources of sustainable and carbon-free
energy located in volcanic areas. Recent successes in drilling and exploration have opened …

Induced seismicity closed-form traffic light system for actuarial decision-making during deep fluid injections

A Mignan, M Broccardo, S Wiemer, D Giardini - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The rise in the frequency of anthropogenic earthquakes due to deep fluid injections is
posing serious economic, societal, and legal challenges to many geo-energy and waste …

HybridMT: A MATLAB/shell environment package for seismic moment tensor inversion and refinement

G Kwiatek, P Martínez‐Garzón… - Seismological …, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We present the software package hybridMT which allows performing seismic moment tensor
inversion and refinement, optimized for earthquake data recorded by regional‐to‐local …

Design and implementation of a traffic light system for deep geothermal well stimulation in Finland

T Ader, M Chendorain, M Free, T Saarno… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
We describe the design and implementation of a traffic light system (TLS) created for the
stimulation phase of a 6.1-km-deep geothermal well in the Helsinki area, Finland. Because …

Review on in situ acoustic emission monitoring in the context of structural health monitoring in mines

G Manthei, K Plenkers - Applied Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Featured Application This article describes various applications of in situ acoustic emission
(AE) monitoring in the context of structural health monitoring (SHM) in mines and extensively …

Fragility and comfortability curves development and seismic risk assessment of a masonry building under earthquakes induced by geothermal power plants operation

A Khansefid, SM Yadollahi, F Taddei, G Müller - Structural Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
This research is an attempt to estimate the seismic risk of geothermal power plants (GPPs)
operation on the masonry buildings located in the vicinity of these infrastructures through a …