Measurement of thermally-induced pore-water pressure increase and gas migration in the Opalinus Clay at Mont Terri

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 32, Issue 8-14, 2007, Pages 937-946

  Kull, Herbert ^a   Jockwer, Norbert ^a   Zhang, Chun Liang ^a   Wileveau, Yannick ^b   Pepa, Stéphane ^c  

^a GESELLSCHAFT FÜR ANLAGEN UND REAKTORSICHERHEIT GRS MBH   (Germany)

^b ANDRA   (France)

^c Métro Mesures ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Clay; Gas migration; Measurement; Modelling; Pore water pressure; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; ELECTRIC HEATING; PORE PRESSURE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ELECTRIC HEATER EQUIPMENT; GAS MIGRATION; INDURATED CLAYS; OPALINUS CLAY; PORE-WATER PRESSURE; THERMO-HYDRO-MECHANICAL (THM) PROCESSES;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

CLAY; HOST ROCK; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; PORE PRESSURE; POREWATER; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 33947107648     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.04.036     Document Type: Article

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