Geothermal production and reduced seismicity: Correlation and proposed mechanism

Cardiff, Michael; Lim, David D.; Patterson, Jeremy R.; Akerley, John; Spielman, Paul; Lopeman, Janice; Walsh, Patrick; Singh, Ankit; Foxall, William; Wang, Herbert F.; Lord, Neal E.; Thurber, Clifford H.; Fratta, Dante; Mellors, Robert J.; Davatzes, Nicholas C.; Feigl, Kurt L.

doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2017.11.037

Title: Geothermal production and reduced seismicity: Correlation and proposed mechanism

Journal Article · Mon Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Earth and Planetary Science Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2017.11.037· OSTI ID:1410405

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^[2]; Lord, Neal E. ^[2]; Thurber, Clifford H. ^[2]; Fratta, Dante ^[2];

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Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States). Dept. of Geoscience
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
ORMAT Technologies Inc., Reno, NV (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States)

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Geothermal Technologies Office; ORMAT Technologies Inc., Reno, NV (United States); USDOE Office of Science (SC); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0005510; EE0006760; AC02-05CH11231; AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1410405

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1429083; OSTI ID: 1435108; OSTI ID: 1474349

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-737646; S0012821X17306738; PII: S0012821X17306738

Journal Information:: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Journal Name: Earth and Planetary Science Letters Vol. 482 Journal Issue: C; ISSN 0012-821X

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Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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