Micro-Earthquake At Geysers Geothermal Area (2011)

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

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Exploration Activity: Micro-Earthquake At Geysers Geothermal Area (2011)

Exploration Activity Details
Location	Geysers Geothermal Area
Exploration Technique	Micro-Earthquake
Activity Date	2011
Usefulness	not indicated
DOE-funding	Unknown

Exploration Basis

Determine seismicity before and after reservoir stimulation for EGS

Notes

The overall goal is to gather high resolution seismicity data before, during and after stimulation activities at the EGS projects. This will include both surface and borehole deployments (as necessary in available boreholes) to provide high quality seismic data for improved processing and interpretation methodologies. This will allow the development and testing of seismic methods for understanding the performance of the EGS systems, as well as aid in developing induced seismicity mitigation techniques that can be used for a variety of EGS systems in the future.

References

• Nathwani, J.; Majer, E.; Boyle, K.; Rock, D.; Peterson, J.; Jarpe, S. (1 January 2011) DOE REAL-TIME SEISMIC MONITORING AT ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM SITES