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Joint opening or hydroshearing? Analyzing a fracture zone stimulation at Fenton Hill by Rinaldi, Antonio P., Rutqvist, Jonny

“…•Model for permeability enhancement by hydroshearing.•Model calibration with a fracture stimulation from Fenton Hill Project.•Combination of pure elastic…”
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Modeling of fault reactivation and induced seismicity during hydraulic fracturing of shale-gas reservoirs by RUTQVIST, Jonny, RINALDI, Antonio P, CAPPA, Frédéric, MORIDIS, George J

“…We have conducted numerical simulation studies to assess the potential for injection-induced fault reactivation and notable seismic events associated with…”
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The importance of earthquake interactions for injection‐induced seismicity: Retrospective modeling of the Basel Enhanced Geothermal System by Catalli, Flaminia, Rinaldi, Antonio P., Gischig, Valentin, Nespoli, Massimo, Wiemer, Stefan

“…We explore the role of earthquake interactions during an injection‐induced seismic sequence. We propose a model, which considers both a transient pressure and…”
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Transient evolution of the relative size distribution of earthquakes as a risk indicator for induced seismicity by Ritz, Vanille A., Rinaldi, Antonio P., Wiemer, Stefan

“…Abstract Induced earthquakes pose a substantial challenge to many geo-energy applications, and in particular to Enhanced Geothermal Systems. We demonstrate…”
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Long-term thermal effects on injectivity evolution during CO2 storage by Vilarrasa, Victor, Rinaldi, Antonio P., Rutqvist, Jonny

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Fault reactivation induced by tunneling activity in clay material: Hints from numerical modeling by Rinaldi, Antonio P., Urpi, Luca

“…•Modeling suggests that tunnel excavation in clay can create stress to reactivate a fault zone.•Results of sensitivity analysis highlight mostly minor slip…”
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Hydromechanical Modeling of Fault Reactivation in the St. Gallen Deep Geothermal Project (Switzerland): Poroelasticity or Hydraulic Connection? by Zbinden, Dominik, Rinaldi, Antonio P., Diehl, Tobias, Wiemer, Stefan

“…In 2013, fluid injection during the St. Gallen deep geothermal project, Switzerland, induced hundreds of seismic events, including a ML 3.5 earthquake on a…”
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Modeling of deep fracture zone opening and transient ground surface uplift at KB-502 CO2 injection well, In Salah, Algeria by Rinaldi, Antonio P., Rutqvist, Jonny

“…► Modeling of transient ground displacement caused by deep fracture zone opening. ► Comparison of simulation results with all available field data at KB-502…”
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Induced seismicity within geological carbon sequestration projects: Maximum earthquake magnitude and leakage potential from undetected faults by Mazzoldi, Alberto, Rinaldi, Antonio P., Borgia, Andrea, Rutqvist, Jonny

“…► The paper deals with induced seismicity from undetected faults. ► Leakage issues related to fault permeability. ► Seismic potentials have been evaluated…”
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Geomechanical effects on CO2 leakage through fault zones during large-scale underground injection by Rinaldi, Antonio P., Rutqvist, Jonny, Cappa, Frédéric

“…•Effects on CO2 leakage and induced seismicity and their relation in two different scenarios.•Permeability enhancement in the first years of injection can have…”
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Evaluation of possible reactivation of undetected faults during CO2 injection by Blanco-Martín, Laura, Jahangir, Emad, Rinaldi, Antonio P., Rutqvist, Jonny

“…Geologic storage of carbon dioxide can efficiently contribute to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. Two major hazards of this technology are…”
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TOUGH3-FLAC3D: a modeling approach for parallel computing of fluid flow and geomechanics by Rinaldi, Antonio P., Rutqvist, Jonny, Luu, Keurfon, Blanco-Martín, Laura, Hu, Mengsu, Sentís, Manuel L., Eberle, Leandra, Kaestli, Philipp

“…The recent development of the TOUGH3 code allows for a faster and more reliable fluid flow simulator. At the same time, new versions of FLAC3D are released…”
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Fault reactivation during CO2 sequestration: Effects of well orientation on seismicity and leakage by Rinaldi, Antonio P., Vilarrasa, Victor, Rutqvist, Jonny, Cappa, Frédéric

“…Injection or withdrawal of fluid at depth may trigger felt seismicity. Such human‐induced seismicity is a key environmental concern related to the exploitation…”
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Combined approach of poroelastic and earthquake nucleation applied to the reservoir-induced seismic activity in the Val d’Agri area, Italy by Antonio P. Rinaldi, Luigi Improta, Sebastian Hainzl, Flaminia Catalli, Luca Urpi, Stefan Wiemer

“…In this work, an approach is developed to study the seismicity associated with the impoundment and level changes of a water reservoir (reservoir induced…”
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Effects of fault-zone architecture on earthquake magnitude and gas leakage related to CO2 injection in a multi-layered sedimentary system by Rinaldi, Antonio P., Jeanne, Pierre, Rutqvist, Jonny, Cappa, Frédéric, Guglielmi, Yves

“…The presence of fluid within a fault zone can cause overpressure and trigger earthquakes. In this work, we study the influence of fault‐zone architecture on…”
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Gas equilibrium membrane inlet mass spectrometry (GE-MIMS) for water at high pressure by Brennwald, Matthias S, Rinaldi, Antonio P, Gisiger, Jocelyn, Zappone, Alba, Kipfer, Rolf

“…Gas species are widely used as natural or artificial tracers to study fluid dynamics in environmental and geological systems. The recently developed gas…”
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Multi-disciplinary characterizations of the BedrettoLab – a new underground geoscience research facility by Ma, Xiaodong, Hertrich, Marian, Amann, Florian, Bröker, Kai, Gholizadeh Doonechaly, Nima, Gischig, Valentin, Hochreutener, Rebecca, Kästli, Philipp, Krietsch, Hannes, Marti, Michèle, Nägeli, Barbara, Nejati, Morteza, Obermann, Anne, Plenkers, Katrin, Rinaldi, Antonio P, Shakas, Alexis, Villiger, Linus, Wenning, Quinn, Zappone, Alba, Bethmann, Falko, Castilla, Raymi, Seberto, Francisco, Meier, Peter, Driesner, Thomas, Loew, Simon, Maurer, Hansruedi, Saar, Martin O, Wiemer, Stefan, Giardini, Domenico

“…The increased interest in subsurface development (e.g., unconventional hydrocarbon, engineered geothermal systems (EGSs), waste disposal) and the associated…”
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Effects of layered crust on the coseismic slip inversion and related CFF variations: Hints from the 2012 Emilia Romagna earthquake by Nespoli, Massimo, Belardinelli, Maria E., Anderlini, Letizia, Bonafede, Maurizio, Pezzo, Giuseppe, Todesco, Micol, Rinaldi, Antonio P.

“…[Display omitted] •We invert GPS and InSAR data for slip distribution of the Emilia earthquake.•We compare the slip and the CFF obtained with homogeneous and…”
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Preface to the special issue of the Division Energy, Resources and the Environment at vEGU2021: Gather online by Bruckman, Viktor J, Giebel, Gregor, Juhlin, Christopher, Martens, Sonja, Rinaldi, Antonio P, Kühn, Michael

“…The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is one of the leading global bottom-up societies that promotes earth, planetary and space sciences. In its annual general…”
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Preface: Special issue from the Division on Energy, Resources and the Environment at EGU2020: Sharing geoscience online by Martens, Sonja, Brehme, Maren, Bruckman, Viktor J, Juhlin, Christopher, Miocic, Johannes, Rinaldi, Antonio P, Kühn, Michael

“…Since 2004, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) brings together experts from all over the world into one annual event covering all disciplines of the Earth,…”
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