In-situ stress measurements using a hydraulic fracturing technique were conducted at two sites, Tsuru City (TR) and Ashigawa-mura (AS), to the southeast of the Kofu basin in Yamanashi Prefecture. The distance between TR and AS is about 16.5km. The depths of the wells for the experiments are 450m and 200m, respectively. Maximum and Minimum horizontal compressive stresses,
SHmax and
SHmin, were obtained successfully in 4 and 12 depths, respectively. The stress-depth relationship between 120m and 200m was investigated in detail at the AS site. After examination of the experimental results, the following stress state was elucidated: both
SHmax and
SHmin tend to increase with depth. At the AS site, a stress
concentration zone exists at a depth of about 170m with a width of about 30m. However, a stress
relaxation zone is evident at the TR site.
The direction of
SHmax, which is given by the azimuth of the hydraulic fractures, was obtained at 3 points in the TR borehole and 4 points in the AS borehole by using impression packers. Both sites have the
SHmax direction, N60°±20°W. We investigated the 3-dimensional stress state in this area with these results and with the data from the focal mechanisms of micro-earthquakes. Synthetic analysis of these data revealed that stress direction is understood in terms of the compressive stress in the Eurasian plate produced by the relative north-westward movement of the Philippine Sea plate.
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