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Fig. 9 | Geothermal Energy

Fig. 9

From: 3D mechanical analysis of geothermal reservoir operations in faulted sedimentary aquifers using MACRIS

Fig. 9

Stress and temperature solutions on the fault plane for a reduced reservoir thickness in the case of no fault offset (top row) and normal fault offset (bottom row). The relative difference in shear stress solutions between both approaches is presented over the production lifetime of the geothermal doublet. A positive difference indicates MACRIS to predict a larger stress response compared to the uniaxial solution. The reservoir geometry is outlined in grey/black

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