Comprehensive data set of in-situ hydraulic stimulation experiments for geothermal purposes at the Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory (Sweden)

DOI

This data set contains measurements of an underground hydraulic fracture experiment at Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory in May and June 2015. The experiment tested various injection schemes for rock fracture stimulation and monitored the resulting seismicity. The primary purpose of the experiment is to identify injection schemes that provide rock fracturing while reducing seismicity or at least mitigate larger seismic events. In total, six tests with three different injection schemes were performed in various igneous rock types. Both the injection process and the accompanied seismicity were monitored. For injection monitoring, the water flow and pressure are provided and additional tests for rock permeability.

The seismicity was monitored in both triggered and continuous mode during the tests by high-resolution acoustic emission sensors, accelerometers and broadband seismometers. Both waveform data and seismicity catalogs are provided.

Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.5880/GFZ.2.6.2023.004
Related Identifier https://www.skb.com/publication/1639289/P-08-37.pdf
Related Identifier https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JB023057
Related Identifier https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67936-1_16
Related Identifier https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-018-1499-9
Metadata Access http://doidb.wdc-terra.org/oaip/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=oai:doidb.wdc-terra.org:7812
Provenance
Creator Zang, Arno ORCID logo; Niemz, Peter (ORCID: 0000-0002-0612-662X); von Specht, Sebastian ORCID logo; Zimmermann, Günther; Milkereit, Claus; Plenkers, Katrin; Klee, Gerd
Publisher GFZ Data Services
Contributor Zang, Arno
Publication Year 2023
Rights CC BY 4.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
OpenAccess true
Contact Zang, Arno (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany)
Representation
Resource Type Dataset
Discipline Acoustics; Engineering Sciences; Mechanical and industrial Engineering; Mechanics and Constructive Mechanical Engineering
Spatial Coverage Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory, LÅNGÖ, Figeholm, Schweden