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Friction data of simulated fault gouges derived from the Groningen gas field
Hunfeld, Luuk; Niemeijer, André; Spiers, Christopher; (2017-12)
We investigated the frictional properties of simulated fault gouges derived from the main lithologies present in the seismogenic Groningen gas field (NE Netherlands), employing... -
Hydrothermal Friction data of gouges derived from the Alpine Fault
Niemeijer, Andre; (2017-07)
The Alpine Fault, New Zealand, is a major plate-bounding fault that accommodates 65–75% of the total relative motion between the Australian and Pacific plates. Here we present... -
Mechanical data and microstructures of simulated calcite fault gouge sheared at 550°C
Verberne, Berend Antonie; Chen, Jianye; Pennock, Gillian; (2017-10)
The largest magnitude earthquakes nucleate at depths near the base of the seismogenic zone, near the transition from velocity weakening frictional slip to velocity strengthening... -
Compaction creep data uniaxial compaction of quartz sand in various chemical environments
Schimmel, Mariska; Hangx, Suzanne; Spiers, Chris; (2019-08)
We studied the effect of pore fluid chemistry on compaction creep in quartz sand aggregates, as an analogue for clean, highly porous, quartz-rich reservoir sands and sandstone.... -
Experimental and model data of aggregate compaction by pressure solution
van den Ende, Martijn; (2017-11)
Intergranular pressure solution creep is an important deformation mechanism in the Earth’s crust. The phenomenon has been frequently studied and several analytical models have... -
Mechanical and microstructural data used in the article Pijnenburg et al., Deformation behaviour of sandstones from the seismogenic Groningen gas field: Role of inelastic versus elastic mechanisms
Pijnenburg, Ronald; Verberne, Berend; Hangx, Suzanne; Spiers, Christopher; (2015-05)
Hydrocarbon or groundwater production from sandstone reservoirs can result in surface subsidence and induced seismicity. Subsidence results from combined elastic and inelastic... -
Velocity-dependent slip weakening by the combined operation of pressure solution and foliation development
Niemeijer, Andre; (2018-03)
Phyllosilicate-bearing faults are characterized by an anastomosing foliation with intervening hard clasts and are believed to be long-term weak structures. Here, I present... -
Discrete Element Method model data of biaxial shear deformation
van den Ende, Martijn; (2018-02)
Owing to their destructive potential, earthquakes receive considerable attention from laboratory studies. In friction experiments, stick-slips are studied as the laboratory... -
Shallow compaction data of the Groningen gas field and other locations in the Netherlands – period 1970 to 2021.
van Eijs, Rob M.H.E.; van der Wal, Onno; (2022)
This dataset comprises shallow (0 to 400 meter) compaction data obtained in various locations across the Netherlands, including the large Groningen gas field in the NE... -
Stress-cycling data uniaxial compaction of quartz sand in various chemical environments
Schimmel, Mariska T.W.; (2020)
Decarbonisation of the energy system requires new uses of porous subsurface reservoirs, where hot porous reservoirs can be utilised as sustainable sources of heat and... -
Frictional healing data from direct shear slide-hold-slide experiments performed on simulated fault gouges from the Groningen gas field
Hunfeld, Luuk Bernd; (2020)
We investigated the frictional strength recovery (healing) and subsequent reactivation and slip-weakening behaviour of simulated fault gouges derived from key stratigraphic... -
Friction and compaction data of simulated fault gouges derived from the Basal Zechstein caprock of the Groningen gas field
Hunfeld, Luuk Bernd; (2019)
We investigated the rate-and-state frictional properties of simulated anhydrite-carbonate fault gouge derived from the Basal Zechstein caprock overlying the seismogenic... -
Large-scale biaxial experiments on gypsum-gouge faults and a bare PMMA fault: Mechanical data and selected strain and image data
Buijze, Loes; (2019)
Geodetic observations and large-scale laboratory experiments show that seismic instability is preceded by slow slip within a finite nucleation zone. In laboratory experiments... -
Frictional properties of simulated shale-coal fault gouges: Implications for induced seismicity in source rocks below Europe’s largest gas field
Liu, Jinfeng; Hunfeld, Luuk Bernd; Niemeijer, André Rik; Spiers, Christopher James; (2019)
We report 21 frictional sliding experiments performed on simulated fault gouges prepared from shale-coal mixtures. Our aim was to investigate the effects of local coal seam... -
Supporting data set for manuscript "Remediation of annular gas migration along cemented wellbores using reactive mineral fluids: experimental assessment of sodium bicarbonate and sodium silicate-based solutions"
Wolterbeek, Timotheus K.T.; (2021)
Brief description of the Data: This folder contains data for a study on reactive sealing of microannuli along wellbore casing-cement interfaces. The data set consists of four... -
Rotary Shear Experiments on Glass Bead Aggregates
Korkolis, Evangelos; (2021)
Constant sliding velocity (i.e. rate of rotation) friction experiments on mm-thick layers of glass beads, under room temperature and humidity conditions. Stick-slip in sheared... -
Micro-XCT images, grain size distributions and mechanical data used in: "Uniaxial compaction of sand using 4D X-ray tomography: The effect of mineralogy on grain-scale compaction mechanisms."
Van Stappen, Jeroen. F.; Hangx, Suzanne J.T.; (2020)
The mechanical behaviour of sand aggregates is often studied as a proxy for poorly consolidated sands and highly porous sandstones. Only recently research aimed at understanding... -
Mechanical data from rotary shear experiments on material derived from outcrops felsic and mafic rocks in the East African Rift Zone
Hellebrekers, Nina; (2019)
In all experiments, multiple series of velocity-steps were performed to obtain the velocity dependence of friction. The data can be modeled using rate-and-state friction... -
Data from seismic slip-pulse experiments simulating induced earthquake rupture in the Groningen gas field
Hunfeld, Luuk Bernd; (2021)
Rock materials show dramatic dynamic weakening in large-displacement (m), high-velocity (~1 m/s) friction experiments, providing a mechanism for the generation of large, natural... -
Intergranular clay films control inelastic deformation in the Groningen gas reservoir: Evidence from split-cylinder deformation tests
Pijnenburg, Ronald; Verberne, Berend Antonie; Hangx, Suzanne; Spiers, Christopher James; (2019)
Production of oil and gas from sandstone reservoirs leads to small elastic and inelastic strains in the reservoir, which may induce surface subsidence and seismicity. While the...
