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Hydromechanical processes and their influence on the stimulation effected volume: observations from a decameter-scale hydraulic stimulation project
Hannes Krietsch
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
Department of Engineering Geology & Hydrogeology, RWTH Aachen,
Aachen, 52062, Germany
Valentin S. Gischig
Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
CSD Ingenieure, Bern, 3097, Switzerland
Joseph Doetsch
Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
Keith F. Evans
Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
Linus Villiger
Swiss Seismological Service, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
Mohammadreza Jalali
Department of Engineering Geology & Hydrogeology, RWTH Aachen,
Aachen, 52062, Germany
Benoît Valley
CHYN, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, 2000, Switzerland
Simon Löw
Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
Florian Amann
Department of Engineering Geology & Hydrogeology, RWTH Aachen,
Aachen, 52062, Germany
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