Nicolas Presents at Stanford Geothermal Workshop
Nicolas Cardenas Acevedo presented his research on modeling microseismicity in enhanced geothermal systems and the impact of injection parameters at Utah FORGE at the 2026 Stanford Geothermal Workshop.
His simulation work shows that the maximum magnitude of induced seismicity does not increase with injection rate when a standard Mohr-Coulomb friction model is used for pre-existing fractures. The findings prompted discussion with the microseismicity community.
Wencheng Jin
Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering
My research interests include novel rock breakage and fracture for subsurface resource recovery, data-driven and physics-based multiphysics modeling in porous and fractured media, and granular material flow characterization and modeling. My research supports energy and mineral recovery and storage, material handling, and geohazard prediction.