Creating Cloud-Fracture Network by Flow-induced Microfracturing in Superhot Geothermal Environments

Ryota Goto, Noriaki Watanabe, Kiyotoshi Sakaguchi, Takahiro Miura, Youqing Chen, Takuya Ishibashi, Eko Pramudyo, Francesco Parisio, Keita Yoshioka, Kengo Nakamura, Takeshi Komai, Noriyoshi Tsuchiya

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2959-2974
Number of pages16
JournalRock mechanics and rock engineering
Volume54.2021
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 24 Mar 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Hydraulic fracturing
  • Supercritical geothermal energy
  • Superhot geothermal energy
  • Enhanced geothermal system
  • Granite

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