Hydromechanical interactions in a fractured carbonate reservoir inferred from hydraulic and mechanical measurements

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 287-306

  Cappa, F ^a   Guglielmi, Y ^a   Fenart P ^b   Merrien Soukatchoff, V ^c   Thoraval, A ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Hydrofis   (France)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

Author keywords

Fractured rocks; Hydromechanical coupling; In situ measurements; Mechanical; Permeability

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FUNCTIONS; HYDRAULICS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

CARBONATE RESERVOIRS; FLOW-CONDUCTING DISCONTINUITIES; HYDROMECHANICAL INTERACTIONS; TILTMETERS;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; HYDROMECHANICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESERVOIR ROCK; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 12344269036     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2004.11.006     Document Type: Article

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