Integrity of Bounding Seals for Geological Storage of Greenhouse Gases

Proceedings of the SPE/ISRM Rock Mechanics in Petroleum Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 340-352

  Jimenez, J A ^a   Chalaturnyk, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGRADATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POTABLE WATER; ROCKS; SEALS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SWELLING; VISCOSITY;

CAPROCKS; HYDRAULIC INTEGRITY; PARTIAL DISSOLUTION;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

EID: 1642541025     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/78196-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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