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Geomechanical modelling of injection-induced seismicity: the case study of the Muara Laboh geothermal plant

G Gerardi
Pierre Dublanchet
L Jeannin
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A Kazantsev
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L Duboeuf
I Ramadhan
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H Azis
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N Ganefianto
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I Nugroho
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SUMMARY In this work, we study the induced seismicity recorded during an injection operation at the Muara Laboh geothermal plant (Indonesia). The swarm, consisting of three bursts activating a normal fault zone, is characterized by rapid earthquake (km d−1) migration. We use a 2-D rate-and-state asperity model to better understand the physical mechanisms controlling the evolution of this induced swarm. The model suggests that the observed rapid seismic migration can be explained by the interaction among asperities through the expansion of slow post-seismic slip fronts. Also, it shows that the amount of seismicity generated by the fluid injection is strongly controlled by the background seismicity of the system, that is by the seismicity determined by the tectonic load charging the fault. This close correlation between natural and induced seismicity suggests that the injection in Muara Laboh principally stimulates critically stressed faults, which release the seismicity determined by their natural seismic cycle.

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hal-04532543 , version 1 (04-04-2024)

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G Gerardi, Pierre Dublanchet, L Jeannin, A Kazantsev, L Duboeuf, et al.. Geomechanical modelling of injection-induced seismicity: the case study of the Muara Laboh geothermal plant. Geophysical Journal International, 2024, 237 (2), pp.818-837. ⟨10.1093/gji/ggae084⟩. ⟨hal-04532543⟩
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