Using 3D Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Modeling to Estimate Seismic and Aseismic Fault Reactivation Potential Due to Deep Geothermal Energy Exploitation in Western Germany

Verdecchia, Alessandro

Using 3D Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Modeling to Estimate Seismic and Aseismic Fault Reactivation Potential Due to Deep Geothermal Energy Exploitation in Western Germany

Alessandro Verdecchia¹, Chelsea Pederson¹, Michal Kruszewski², Luca Smeraglia³, Adrian Immenhauser¹, Yajing Liu⁴ and Rebecca M Harrington¹, (1)Ruhr University Bochum, Institute of Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics, Bochum, Germany, (2)Fraunhofer IEG Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geothermal Systems, Reservoir Engineering, Bochum, Germany, (3)CNR National Research Council, Rome, Italy, (4)McGill University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Montreal, QC, Canada