Characterisation of gas transport properties of the Opalinus Clay, a potential host rock formation for radioactive waste disposal

Oil and Gas Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 121-139

  Marschall, P ^a   Horseman, S ^b   Gimmi, T ^c,d  

^a NAGRA   (Switzerland)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; FRACTURE; GASES; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; STRESSES;

GAS TRANSPORT; LOW-PERMEABILITY; OPALINUS CLAY; ROCK FORMATION;

ROCKS;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND; WORLD;

EID: 20544436678     PISSN: 12944475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2516/ogst:2005008     Document Type: Article

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