Microseismic Monitoring

• Likelihood based model estimation of fluid-triggered earthquakes
• Hydraulic-Fracturing Controlled Dynamics of Microseismic Clouds
• Violation of the Kaiser effect by hydraulic-fracturing related microseismicity
• Focal mechanisms of injection-induced microseismicity at the German Deep Drilling Site
• Passive seismic monitoring at the San Andreas Fault at Parkfield, California

Numerical Rock Physics

• Effective elastic properties of fractured rocks: dynamic vs. static considerations
• Finite-difference modeling of wave propagation on microscale: A snapshot of the work in progress
• A numerical study on reflection coefficients of fractured media and their theoretical prediction

Seismic Attenuation and Poroelasticity

• Leaky mode: A mechanism of horizontal seismic attenuation in a gas-hydrate-bearing sediment
• Attenuation of P-waves due to interlayer flow in hydrate-bearing sediments
• Simulation of wave propagation in poroelastic composites
• Cross-over frequencies of seismic attenuation in porous rocks with planar fractures
• Effective fluid transport properties of deformable rocks
• Spatiotemporal pore pressure evolution due to fluid-mass point sources in dynamic poroelasticity

Stress – Modified Elasticity

• Stress Induced Elastic Anisotropy of the Etnean Basalt: Theoretical and Laboratory Examination
• Microstructural Influences on the Stress Sensitivity of Crystalline and Sedimentary Rocks
• Effective stress coefficient for elastic properties of microheterogeneous rocks