Seismicity induced during the development of the Rittershoffen geothermal field, France

Seismicity induced during the development of the Rittershoffen geothermal field, France

Abstract The development of the Rittershoffen deep geothermal field (Alsace, Upper Rhine Graben) between 2012 and 2014 induced unfelt seismicity with a local magnitude of less than 1.6. This seismicity occurred during two types of operations: (1) mud losses in the Muschelkalk formation during the dr...

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Main Authors: Vincent Maurer, Emmanuel Gaucher, Marc Grunberg, Rike Koepke, Romain Pestourie, Nicolas Cuenot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-02-01
Series:Geothermal Energy
Subjects:
Seismic monitoring
Induced seismicity
Geothermal system
Stimulation
Upper Rhine Graben
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40517-020-0155-2

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