[Geoqus] PhD and Postdoc positions in geomechanical numerical modelling

[Oliver Heidbach]

Dear colleagues, 

The Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
is the national Research Centre for Geosciences and a member of the 
Helmholtz Association. Two projects have been funded within section 2.6 
Seismic Hazard and Stress Field, both with a strong emphasis on 
geomechanical nu-merical modelling of the contemporary 3D absolute 
crustal stress state in geothermal reservoirs.

PROJECT A - 3D stress state evolution of the geothermal field The Geysers.
The Project is funded by the US Dep. of Energy and is a joint research 
project with GEISER (Geothermal Engineering Integrated Mitigation of 
Induced Seismicity in Geothermal Reservoirs, co-funded by the European 
Commission). In the past years the number of induced earthquakes with 
magnitude > 4 in The Geysers geothermal field increased significantly. 
Most likely the cause of this increase is the massive re-injection of 
cold waste water. Focus of the project is to model the stress evolution 
due to thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in order to understand the 
increase of induced seismicity.

PROJECT B - 3D absolute stress state of the Alberta Basin, Canada.
The project is part of the Helmholtz Alberta Initiative (HAI) that aims
to intensify the research collaboration with the University of Alberta, 
Edmonton, particularly in the areas of Energy and Earth and Environment. 
One key project of HAI is the assessment of the geothermal energy 
potential in the Alberta Basin. Within this topic knowledge of the 
3D absolute crustal stress state is a pre-requisite to assess the 
productivity of a future reservoir, the stability of the drilling and 
planning of reservoir stimulation. 

For each project we are offering one PhD position (3 years) and 
additionally for project A a Post-doc position (2 years). The positions 
are integrated in the research group Stress Analysis and Geomechanical 
Numerical Modelling of the GFZ section 2.6. In the attached pdf you 
can find more background information. I would appreciate if you 
forward this e-mail to your students and interested colleagues. 

Best regards
Oliver Heidbach



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Oliver Heidbach

Head of the World Stress Map Project
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Section 2.6 Seismic Hazard and Stress Field
Telegrafenberg
14473 Potsdam
Germany

phone:  +49(0)331 288-2814
fax:    +49(0)331 288-1127

e-mail: heidbach at gfz-potsdam.de
web:    http://www.gfz-potsdam.de
        http://www.world-stress-map.org
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