Peer-Reviewed Publications

† denotes supervised student

1. T.Kim, D. Gutierrez-Oribio, I.Stefanou, M.Acosta, J-P.Avouac; 2025
   Single-well based control and optimization of hydraulic stimulation and induced seismicity: application to the Otaniemi geothermal project.
   Geothermics. - Link
2. M.Acosta, †T.Ledevin, †G. Salha, †C. Forestier, †L.Michelin, J-P.Avouac, X.Fu; 2025
   Flow2Quake, an integrated multiphase flow, geomechanical and seismicity model for efficient forecasting of injection and extraction induced earthquakes.
   International Journal for Greenhouse Gas Control. - Link
3. Y.Li, M.Acosta, K.Sirorattanakul, S.J.Bourne, J-P.Avouac; 2025
   Geodetic monitoring of elastic and inelastic deformation in compacting reservoirs due to subsurface operations.
   Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. - Link
4. K.Sirorattanakul, J.Wilding, M.Acosta, Y.Li, Z.Ross, S.Bourne, J-P.Avouac; 2025
   Bursts of fast propagating swarms of induced earthquakes at the Groningen gas field.
   Seismological Research Letters - Link
5. †Y.Tamama, M.Acosta, S.J.Bourne, J-P.Avouac; 2024
   Earthquake Growth Inhibited at Higher Coulomb Stress Change Rate at Groningen.
   Geophysical Research Letters - Link
6. 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
7. † 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. † 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
11. M.Acosta
    Experimental studies of hydro-mechanical couplings in enhanced geothermal reservoirs; 2021
    Doctoral thesis dissertation - Link
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
15. M.Acosta, F.X.Passelègue, A.Schubnel, M.Violay; 2018
    Dynamic weakening during earthquakes controlled by fluid thermodynamics.
    Nature Communications - Link
16. 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 and Published Reports

1. F.Lehner, T-F.Wong, A.Mossop, P.Schutjens, C.Spiers, M.Acosta and J-P.Avouac; 2025
   Discussion of the application of rate dependent compaction models to the Groningen gas field; 2025
   This report contains the discussion of the inelastic compaction modelling of depleting reservoirs. It contains reviews by several scientists. - Link
2. B.Beate, M.Urquizo, A.Lloret, M.Acosta, E.Angulo; 2023
   Ecuador Geothermal Country Update 2023; 2023
   Proc. World Geothermal Congress 2023 - Link
3. M.Urquizo, M.Acosta, A.Lloret;
   Ecuadorian Geothermal Association (AGE): Towards holistic development of geothermal energy in Ecuador; 2023
   Proc. World Geothermal Congress 2023 - Link
4. M.Acosta, †T.Ledevin, X.Fu, J-P. Avouac; 2022
   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
5. C. Sarmiento, M.Acosta; 2022
   Geothermal energy direct use for communities in Ecuador - Boosting scalability.
   Proceedings Second EAGE Workshop on Geothermal Energy in Latin America - Link
6. M.Acosta; 2022
   Laboratory experiments to improve hydraulic stimulation techniques in deep geothermal reservoirs.
   Transactions Geothermal Rising conference
7. 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
8. 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