Microseismic Monitoring of Geothermal Systems
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "H: Geo-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 2430
Special Issue Editor
Interests: Microseismic monitoring; enhanced geothermal systems; induced seismicity; signal processing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microseismic monitoring is one of the most practical and effective means to collect both wide and 3D information of dynamic behaviour of geothermal reservoirs associated with various kinds of operation, including production, injection, and build-up. Microseismic monitoring of geothermal reservoirs has a long history, and activities, spatio-temporal distribution of hypocenters, and magnitude have been mainly used for estimation of location and motion of fracture system, in which geothermal energy is stored. Recent progress in hardware and processing techniques in seismology enables us to acquire more reliable and detailed information of the reservoirs. Furthermore, induced seismicity with large magnitude in creation and production of/from enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) is considered one of the largest environmental burden in utilization of geothermal energy. Scientific understanding of physics behind the large induced earthquake has been deepened after some unexpected and unfortunate experiences in EGS development worldwide.
The Special Issue of Energies on microseismic monitoring covers a wide area of science and technologies related to microseismicity in the geothermal field. I believe that sharing experiences and knowledge through this SI will greatly contribute to better microseismic monitoring for stable and sustainable green geothermal energies and reduction of the risks of damaging earthquakes in the future.
Dr. Hiroshi Asanuma
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Characteristics of microseismicity from geothermal systems
- Estimation of distribution of flow and pressure
- Induced seismicity
- Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS)
- Downhole seismic monitoring system
