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Table 1 Model parameters for the evaluation of the subsurface stress field using MACRIS and the uniaxial solution for reservoir compaction

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

Parameter

Symbol

Unit

Value

Fault dip

\(\theta\)

\(^\circ\)

70

Vertical stress gradient

\(\Delta \sigma_{v} /\Delta z\)

\({\text{MPa}}/{\text{km}}\)

22

Effective stress ratio \(\sigma_{{\text{h}}} /\sigma_{v}\)

\(k_{{0,{\text{eff}}}}\)

–

0.51

Horizontal stress ratio

\(\sigma_{{\text{H}}} /\sigma_{{\text{h}}}\)

–

0.9

Hydrostatic gradient

\(\Delta \sigma_{{{\text{hs}}}} /\Delta z\)

\({\text{MPa}}/{\text{km}}\)

10.32

Linear thermal expansion coefficient

\(\alpha\)

\(^\circ {\text{C}}^{ - 1}\)

\(1e^{ - 5}\)

Biot coefficient

\(\beta\)

–

1

Poisson ratio

\(\nu\)

–

0.2

Young’s modulus

\(E\)

\({\text{GPa}}\)

15

Friction angle

\(\phi\)

\(^\circ\)

31

Permeability

\(k\)

\({\text{mD}}\)

500

Initial reservoir temperature

\(T_{{{\text{initial}}}}\)

\(^\circ {\text{C}}\)

81.3

Injection temperature

\(T_{{{\text{inj}}}}\)

\(^\circ {\text{C}}\)

30

Well flow rate

\(q\)

\({\text{m}}^{3} /{\text{h}}\)

286

  1. Values are adopted from Buijze et al. (2023) and representative of high matrix permeability geothermal systems in the Netherlands including a clastic reservoir