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Transcurrent Fault (Strike-Slip Fault)
Vertically dipping fault that results from horizontal shear stress. Slip movement during an earthquake is sideways rather than up or down.
Geothermal Glossary
Word of the Week – Stored Heat
Stored Heat Calculated thermal energy stored in a volume of hot rock. It is calculated using the rock volume, porosity, rock density, specific heat of rock, and the difference between the reservoir temperature and the background temperature given by the geothermal...
Word of the Week – Tephra
Tephra Airborne particles of rock and ash produced by an explosive volcanic eruption. Tephra commonly deposits as a blanket that drapes over the underlying topography.
Word of the Week – THMC
THMC Acronym that stands for thermal, hydrological, mechanical, and chemical effects that is evaluated simultaneously when running numerical simulations of reservoir behavior during injection and production.