Magmatic Systems and the Conditions for Hydrothermal Circulation at Depth in the Klyuchevskoi Volcanic Cluster as Inferred from Observations of Local Seismicity and Thermo-Hydrodynamic Simulation

An analysis of local seismicity within the Klyuchevskoi Volcanic Cluster and Shiveluch Volcano for the period 2000–2017 revealed a sequence of plane-oriented earthquake clusters that are interpreted here as the emplacement of dikes and sills (magmatic fracking). The geometry of magma bodies reflects...

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Published in:Journal of volcanology and seismology 2018-07, Vol.12 (4), p.231-241
Main Authors: Kiryukhin, A. V., Fedotov, S. A., Kiryukhin, P. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clusters
Dikes
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Earthquakes
Embankments
Fields
Geochemistry
Geology
Geomechanics
Geophysics/Geodesy
Hydraulic fracturing
Hydrodynamics
Lava
Magma
Reservoirs
Seismic activity
Seismicity
Sills
Simulation
Volcanic activity
Volcanoes
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Summary:An analysis of local seismicity within the Klyuchevskoi Volcanic Cluster and Shiveluch Volcano for the period 2000–2017 revealed a sequence of plane-oriented earthquake clusters that are interpreted here as the emplacement of dikes and sills (magmatic fracking). The geometry of magma bodies reflects the geomechanical conditions in volcanic plumbing systems and at the bases of the volcanoes. Magmatic fracking within active magmatic plumbing systems results in the formation of permeable reservoirs whose vertical extent can reach 35 km (Klyuchevskoi) and can be as wide as 15 km across (Shiveluch), depending on the geomechanical condition of the host rocks. These reservoirs will be the arena of subsequent hydrothermal circulation, producing geothermal and ore fields, as well as hydrocarbon fields. TOUGH2-EOS1sc simulation tools were used to estimate the conditions for the formation of hydrothermal reservoirs at temperatures below 1200°С and pressures below 1000 bars.
ISSN:0742-0463
1819-7108
DOI:10.1134/S0742046318040036