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Hydr-Shearing and Hydraulic Fracturing for Enhanced Geothermal Systems in Archetypical Normal, Strike-Slip, and Thrust Faulting Terrains

Finnila, Aleta; Dershowitz, William; Doe, Thomas; McLaren, Robert

Key words
Enhanced geothermal systems (EGS); discrete fracture network (DFN); hydraulic fracturing; critical stress; hydro-shearing; thrust faulting; strike-slip faulting; normal faulting; stimulation model
Conference
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
Year
2015
Session
HDR/EGS; Hydraulic fracturing; Hydroshearing; Tectonics; Str
Language
English

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