Mechanics of seismic instabilities induced by the recovery of hydrocarbons

Pure and Applied Geophysics PAGEOPH

Volumn 139, Issue 3-4, 1992, Pages 507-534

  Grasso, J R ^a  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

faulting; fluid; hydrocarbon; Induced seismicity; pore pressure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000997368     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00879949     Document Type: Article

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