Pronounced changes of upward natural gas migration as precursors of major seismic events

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 133-136

  Chilingar, George V ^a   Khilyuk, Leonid F ^a   Katz, Simon A ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; FRACTURE; GEOMETRY; MONITORING; PROBABILITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SEISMOLOGY; STRESSES;

EARTHQUAKE FAULTS; FRACTURED ZONES; NATURAL GAS MIGRATION; SEISMIC EVENTS; TECTONIC SYSTEM;

NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS;

EID: 0030141951     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0920-4105(95)00052-6     Document Type: Article

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