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THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPRESSIONAL- AND SHEAR-WAVE SEISMIC VELOCITY MODELS FOR THE SOUTHEAST GEYSERS GEOTHERMAL FIELD, CALIFORNIA

Ann Kirkpatrick, John E. Peterson Jr., Ernest L. Majer

Location
The Geysers, California
Conference
Stanford Geothermal Workshop
Year
1997
Language
English

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Abstract

Three-dimensional compressional- and shear-wave velocity (ìVpî and ìVs,î respectively) structure is obtained for the SE Geysers geothermal area from
microearthquake arrival-time data. The results indicate a region of high Vp and high Vs in the northwest portion of the area studied, and a low value
of VpNs at depths corresponding to the upper part of the steam reservoir. The Vp and Vs anomalies are found to be well-modeled by the predicted seismic signature of the felsite intrusion.

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