Modeling Microseismicity in Enhanced Geothermal Systems: Impacts of Injection Parameters at Utah FORGE

Nicolas Cardenas Acevedo, Xu Si, Sheng Dai, Zhigang Peng, Jesse Williams, Wencheng Jin
January 2026 Induced Seismicity
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Proceedings, 51st Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California
Nicolas Cardenas Acevedo
Nicolas Cardenas Acevedo
PhD Student in Petroleum Engineering

Ph.D. student in Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University specializing in reservoir geomechanics, geothermal energy, and induced seismicity modeling. His research experience spans compressed-air energy storage and the development of nanomaterials for enhanced oil recovery and drilling fluids. He advances sustainable energy solutions through geomechanical analysis, numerical modeling, and innovative problem-solving. As a Research Assistant for the Utah FORGE project, he focuses on large-scale numerical simulation and microseismic data analysis.

Wencheng Jin
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.