Mechanical origin of b-value changes during stimulation of deep geothermal reservoirs
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*Correspondence: [email protected] EOST, Université de Strasbourg/CNRS, 5 rue René Descartes, 67000, Strasbourg, France Abstract Background: The distribution of induced-earthquake magnitudes in deep geothermal reservoirs is a classical tool for monitoring reservoirs. It typically shows some important fluctuations through time and space. Despite being a very crude information (i.e., a scalar quantity) of very complex mechanical stress evolution, understanding these variations could still give us insights into the mechanics of the reservoir. Here, we analyze the output of a simple quasi-static physical model of a single fault and propose a new way to describe bursts that could be compared to seismic events.
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