Microearthquakes Induced During Hydraulic Fracturing at the Fenton Hill HDR Site: The 1982 Experiments
- Key words
- Hot Dry Rock; Exploration; USA; New Mexico; Fenton Hill; Granite; Direction Drilling; Fluid Injection; Hydraulic Fracturing; Microearthquake; Acoustic Borehole Sonde; Hypocenter; Polarization; P Wave; S Wave; Calibration; Detonation Signal
- Location
- Fenton Hill, New Mexico; Valles Caldera, New Mexico
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1983
- Session
- HDR/EGS; Hydraulic fracturing; Microseismicity
- Language
- English
Abstract
The onsite real time processing of microearthquake signals that occur during massive hydraulic fracturing provides a notion of the location and growth of the fracture system being created. This enables quick decisions to be made in regard to the ongoing operations. We report the analytical results and impact of the hypocenter mapping during the 1982 fracturing experiments in the Fenton Hill Phase II Hot Dry Rock geothermal reservoir.
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