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Hydraulic fracture propagation in a heterogeneous stress field in a crystalline rock mass
Center for Hydrogeology and Geothermics (CHYN), University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Benoît Valley
Center for Hydrogeology and Geothermics (CHYN), University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Valentin Gischig
CSD Engineers, Bern, Switzerland
Linus Villiger
Department of Earth Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Hannes Krietsch
Department of Earth Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Joseph Doetsch
Department of Earth Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Bernard Brixel
Department of Earth Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Mohammadreza Jalali
Department of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
Florian Amann
Department of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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Short summary
In this study, we present seismo-hydromechanical results from six hydraulic fracturing experiments executed in the framework of the In-situ Stimulation and Circulation (ISC) project. The well-characterized and extensively monitored target rock allows for the study of (1) the response of the rock mass, (2) the injection and pore pressure response, and (3) the geometry of newly created fractures and their interaction with the natural fracture network.
In this study, we present seismo-hydromechanical results from six hydraulic fracturing...
