Estimating theoretical stress regime for engineered geothermal energy systems in an arctic community (Kuujjuaq, Canada)

• Published in: Comptes Rendus. Géoscience
• Main Authors: Miranda, Mafalda, M, Raymond, Jasmin, Dezayes, Chrystel
• Other Authors: Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique Québec (INRS), Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) (BRGM)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2023
• Subjects: Tectonics tectonophysics geodynamics Stress regime Mohr-Coulomb criterion Slip tendency Fluid overpressure Geothermal energy Nunavik; Tectonics; tectonophysics; geodynamics Stress regime; Mohr-Coulomb criterion; Slip tendency; Fluid overpressure; Geothermal energy; Nunavik; [SDU.OTHER]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Other; Arctic; Canada; Kuujjuaq
• Online Access: https://brgm.hal.science/hal-04001170; https://brgm.hal.science/hal-04001170/document; https://brgm.hal.science/hal-04001170/file/2023-Miranda_CRGEOS.pdf; https://doi.org/10.5802/crgeos.193

International audience In remote northern regions, lacking deep geothermal exploratory boreholes, a theoretical approach to provide a first-order estimate of the stress regime seems a useful tool. Literature data was used in this context to evaluate the orientation of the stress components and empir...