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PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS † denotes supervised student
13. †Y. Tamama, M. Acosta, S.J. Bourne, J-P. Avouac;
Earthquake Growth Inhibited at Higher Coulomb Stress Change Rate at Groningen.
Geophysical Research Letters
12. K. Sirorattanakul, J.D. Wilding, M. Acosta, Y. Li, Z. Ross, S.J. Bourne, J-P. Avouac
Bursts of fast propagating swarms of induced earthquakes at the Groningen gas field.
https://doi.org/10.1785/0220240107, Seismological Research Letters - Link
11. M. Acosta, J-P. Avouac, J.D. Smith, † K. Sirorattanakul, † H. Kaveh, S.J. Bourne; (2023)
Earthquake nucleation characteristics revealed by seismicity response to seasonal stress variations induced by gas production at Groningen. Geophysical Research Letters - Link
10. †H. Kaveh, P. Batlle, M. Acosta, P. Kulkarni, J-P. Avouac; (2023)
Induced Seismicity forecasting with Uncertainty Quantification: Application to the Groningen Gas Field.
Seismological Research Letters - Link
9. G. Meyer, M. Acosta, H. Leclère, L. Morier, M. Teuscher, G. Garrison, A. Schubnel, and M. Violay; (2023)
A new high-pressure high-temperature deformation apparatus to study the brittle-to-ductile transition in rocks.
Rev. Sci. Instr. - Link
8. K. Sirorattanakul, Z.E. Ross, M. Khoshmanesh, E. Cochran, M. Acosta, J-P. Avouac; (2022)
The 2020 Westmorland, California earthquake swarm as aftershocks of a slow slip event sustained by fluid flow.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth - Link
7. † F. Paglialunga, F. Passelègue, M. Acosta, M. Violay; (2021)
Origin of the co-seismic variations of elastic properties in the crust: insight from the laboratory.
Geophysical Research Letters - Link
6. M. Acosta; (2020)
Experimental studies of hydro-mechanical couplings in enhanced geothermal reservoirs.
Doctoral thesis dissertation - Link
5. M. Acosta, † R. Maye, M. Violay; (2020)
Hydraulic transport through calcite bearing faults with customized roughness: Effects of Normal and Shear loading.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth - Link
4. M. Acosta, M. Violay; (2020)
Mechanical and hydraulic transport properties of transverse-isotropic Gneiss deformed under deep reservoir stress and pressure conditions.
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Science - Link
3. M. Acosta, F.X. Passelègue, A. Schubnel, R. Madariaga, M. Violay; (2019)
Can precursory moment release scale with earthquake magnitude? A view from the laboratory.
Geophysical Research Letters - Link
2. M. Acosta, F.X. Passelègue, A. Schubnel, M. Violay; (2018)
Dynamic weakening during earthquakes controlled by fluid thermodynamics.
Nature Communications - Link
1. M. Violay, M.J. Heap, C. Madonna, M. Acosta; (2017)
Porosity evolution at the brittle-ductile transition in the continental crust: Implications for deep hydro-geothermal circulation.
Nature Scientific Reports - Link
PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
8. M.Violay, M.Acosta, B.Lecampion; (2023)
Hydraulic stimulation of deep geothermal reservoirs: The role of modern rock mechanics at EPFL.
7. M. Urquizo, M. Acosta, A. Lloret; (2023)
Ecuadorian Geothermal Association (AGE): Towards holistic development of geothermal energy in Ecuador.
Proc. World Geothermal Congress 2023 - Link
6. B. Beate, M. Urquizo, A. Lloret, M. Acosta, E. Angulo; (2023)
Ecuador Geothermal Country Update 2023.
Proc. World Geothermal Congress 2023 - Link
5. M.Acosta, †T.Ledevin, X.Fu, J-P. Avouac; (2023)
A physics-based, data-ready, modular workflow for sedimentary geothermal energy: turning hydrocarbon reservoirs into geothermal power.
Proceedings Second EAGE Workshop on Geothermal Energy in Latin America - Link
4. C. Sarmiento, M.Acosta (2023)
Geothermal energy direct use for communities in Ecuador - Boosting scalability.
Proceedings Second EAGE Workshop on Geothermal Energy in Latin America - Link
3. M.Acosta; (2022)
Laboratory experiments to improve hydraulic stimulation techniques in deep geothermal reservoirs.
Transactions Geothermal Rising conference
2. M.Acosta, R.Maye, M.Violay; (2022)
Hydraulic transport through calcite bearing faults with customized roughness: Revisiting Hydro-shear stimulations
Proceedings of the Stanford Geothermal Workshop - Link
1. M.Acosta, B.Gibert, M.Violay; (2021)
From Brittle to Ductile Deformation in the Continental Crust: Mechanics of Crystalline Reservoirs and Implications for Hydrothermal Circulation
Proceedings of the World Geothermal Congress 2021 - Link
Submitted/ In progress work
Y. Li, M. Acosta, S.J. Bourne, J-P. Avouac;
Enhanced observations of surface deformation in gas production and storage fields.
Submitted to Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
†*T. Ledevin, *M. Acosta, †L. Michelin, J-P. Avouac, S.J. Bourne, X. Fu; *denotes equal contribution
A 2D multi-phase vertically integrated flow model for reservoir simulation combined with surface deformation and induced seismicity analysis.
Submitted to International Journal for Greenhouse Gas Control