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

Authors:

^[1]; Lim, David D. ^[2];

^[2]; Akerley, John ^[3]; Spielman, Paul ^[3]; Lopeman, Janice ^[3]; Walsh, Patrick ^[3];

^[4];

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

^[5]; Davatzes, Nicholas C. ^[6];

^[2]

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)

Publication Date:: Mon Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2018

Research Org.:: 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 Org.:: 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)

OSTI Identifier:: 1410405

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

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-737646
Journal ID: ISSN 0012-821X; S0012821X17306738; PII: S0012821X17306738

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

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Earth and Planetary Science Letters Journal Volume: 482 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0012-821X

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

Subject:: 15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; microseismicity; Brady Hot Springs; correlation; pressure changes; geothermal field; effective stress; Geosciences

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                    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., and Feigl, Kurt L. Geothermal production and reduced seismicity: Correlation and proposed mechanism.  Netherlands: N. p., 2018. 
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                    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. Geothermal production and reduced seismicity: Correlation and proposed mechanism.  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2017.11.037

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                    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., and Feigl, Kurt L. Mon .  
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@article{osti_1410405,

  title        = {Geothermal production and reduced seismicity: Correlation and proposed mechanism},

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

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  doi          = {10.1016/j.epsl.2017.11.037},

  journal      = {Earth and Planetary Science Letters},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 482,

  place        = {Netherlands},

  year         = {Mon Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2018},

  month        = {Mon Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2018}

}

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