An analytical interpretation of liquid injection induced microseismicity in porous reservoirs

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 566-573

  Edelman, Inna ^a  

^a SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PORE PRESSURE; RESERVOIRS (WATER); ROCK MECHANICS; SEISMOLOGY;

BIOT MODEL; LIQUID INJECTION; MICROSEISMICITY; SATURATED POROUS ROCK;

EARTHQUAKES;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BIOT THEORY; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; INDUCED SEISMICITY; PORE PRESSURE; POROUS MEDIUM; RESERVOIR;

EID: 33745998487     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2006.01.009     Document Type: Article

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