Analysis of induced seismicity in geothermal reservoirs–An overview

…, P Jousset, N Deichmann, R Gritto, A McGarr, E Majer… - Geothermics, 2014 - Elsevier
In this overview we report results of analysing induced seismicity in geothermal reservoirs in
various tectonic settings within the framework of the European Geothermal Engineering …

Induced seismicity associated with enhanced geothermal systems

EL Majer, R Baria, M Stark, S Oates, J Bommer… - Geothermics, 2007 - Elsevier
… Fracture stimulation was expected to generate only small-magnitude earthquakes, if any,
and the project took place in a region that had been strongly shaken by major earthquakes less …

Preseismic velocity changes observed from active source monitoring at the Parkfield SAFOD drill site

F Niu, PG Silver, TM Daley, X Cheng, EL Majer - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
Measuring stress changes within seismically active fault zones has been a long-sought goal
of seismology. One approach is to exploit the stress dependence of seismic wave velocity, …

Estimation of permeable pathways and water content using tomographic radar data

SS Hubbard, JE Peterson Jr, EL Majer… - The leading …, 1997 - library.seg.org
… Fracture and rubble zones are believed the major conduits for fluid flow; to predict and
control contaminant transport through the fractured Snake River Plain vadose zone, an …

Coping with earthquakes induced by fluid injection

…, W Ellsworth, S Ge, S Hickman, A Holland, E Majer… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Large areas of the United States long considered geologically stable with little or no detected
seismicity have recently become seismically active. The increase in earthquake activity …

Time-lapse crosswell seismic and VSP monitoring of injected CO2 in a brine aquifer

TM Daley, LR Myer, JE Peterson, EL Majer… - Environmental …, 2008 - Springer
… The top “C” seal is composed of shale, sands, and siltstones that form a minor seal
beneath the regional Anahuac Shale but probably a major barrier to vertical flow out of the “C” …

Estimation of field‐scale soil hydraulic and dielectric parameters through joint inversion of GPR and hydrological data

…, S Hubbard, Y Rubin, E Majer… - Water Resources …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
… We hypothesize that accounting for spatial variations in e GPR is of secondary importance
for the … For simplicity we model the distribution of e GPR as independent of time and antenna …

Wave propagation through elastic porous media containing two immiscible fluids

WC Lo, G Sposito, E Majer - Water Resources Research, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Acoustic wave phenomena in porous media containing multiphase fluids have received
considerable attention in recent years because of an increasing scientific awareness of …

Beyond ray tomography: Wavepaths and Fresnel volumes

DW Vasco, JE Peterson Jr, EL Majer - Geophysics, 1995 - library.seg.org
Two techniques that account for the band‐limited nature of seismic data are incorporated into
tomographic traveltime inversion schemes. The first technique, the wavepath algorithm, is …

The impact of injection on seismicity at The Geysers, California Geothermal Field

EL Majer, JE Peterson - International Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2007 - Elsevier
Water injection into geothermal systems has often become a required strategy to extend and
sustain production of geothermal resources. To reduce a trend of declining pressures and …