Geothermal induced seismicity program plan
A plan for a National Geothermal Induced Seismicity Program has been prepared in consultation with a panel of experts from industry, academia, and government. The program calls for baseline seismic monitoring in regions of known future geothermal development, continued seismic monitoring and characterization of earthquakes in zones of geothermal fluid production and injection, modeling of the earthquake-inducing mechanism, and in situ measurement of stresses in the geothermal development. The Geothermal Induced Seismicity Program (GISP) will have as its objectives the evaluation of the seismic hazard, if any, associated with geothermal resource exploitation and the devising of a technology which, when properly utilized, will control or mitigate such hazards.
- Research Organization:
- Holmes and Narver, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (USA). Energy Support Div.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC08-76NV00020
- OSTI ID:
- 6476689
- Report Number(s):
- HN-00020-1094
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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