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Research article
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22 Jul 2019
Research article |
| 22 Jul 2019
| 22 Jul 2019
Stress characterization and temporal evolution of borehole failure at the Rittershoffen geothermal project
Jérôme Azzola
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg/EOST, University of
Strasbourg/CNRS, Strasbourg, France
Benoît Valley
Center for Hydrogeology and Geothermics, University of Neuchâtel,
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Jean Schmittbuhl
Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg/EOST, University of
Strasbourg/CNRS, Strasbourg, France
Albert Genter
ÉS géothermie, Schiltigheim, France
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- The crustal stress field of Germany: a refined prediction S. Ahlers et al. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40517-022-00222-6
- Embedment of proppants with non-uniform particle sizes into rock fracture surface H. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgsce.2023.204900
- Importance of drilling-related processes on the origin of borehole breakouts — Insights from LWD observations K. Stricker et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gete.2023.100463
- The largest induced earthquakes during the GEOVEN deep geothermal project, Strasbourg, 2018–2022: from source parameters to intensity maps O. Lengliné et al. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggad255
- Stress state at faults: the influence of rock stiffness contrast, stress orientation, and ratio M. Ziegler et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/se-15-1047-2024
- The fault plane as the main fluid pathway: Geothermal field development options under subsurface and operational uncertainty A. Daniilidis et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.02.148
- Semi-analytical Method for Modeling Wellbore Breakout Development N. Setiawan & R. Zimmerman https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-022-02850-7
- Considering fault interaction in estimates of absolute stress along faults in the San Gorgonio Pass region, southern California J. Hatch et al. https://doi.org/10.1130/GES02153.1
- Importance of Drilling-Related Processes on the Origin of Borehole Breakouts - Insights from Lwd Observations K. Stricker et al. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4060960
- Spatial influence of fault-related stress perturbations in northern Switzerland L. Velagala et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/se-17-179-2026
- 3D crustal stress state of Germany according to a data-calibrated geomechanical model S. Ahlers et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-1777-2021
- Seismicity induced during the development of the Rittershoffen geothermal field, France V. Maurer et al. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40517-020-0155-2
- Active Fault Detection by an Automatic Breakout Geometry Characterization Algorithm from Ultrasonic Borehole Imager H. Heydari Gholanlo & M. Nikkhah https://doi.org/10.2118/214673-PA
- A systematic methodology to calibrate wellbore failure models, estimate the in-situ stress tensor and evaluate wellbore cross-sectional geometry A. Dahrabou et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2021.104935
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Short summary
In projects based on enhanced geothermal system (EGS) technology, knowledge of the in situ stress state is of central importance to predict the response of the rock mass to different stimulation programs. We propose a characterization of the in situ stress state from the analysis of ultrasonic borehole imager (UBI) data acquired at different key moments of the reservoir. We discuss a significant stress rotation at depth and the absence of a significant change in the stress magnitude.
In projects based on enhanced geothermal system (EGS) technology, knowledge of the in situ...
