Does the chemical interaction between seawater and chalk affect the mechanical properties of chalk?

Proceedings of the International Symposium of the International Society for Rock Mechanics, Eurock 2006 - Eurock 2006 Multiphysics Coupling and Long Term Behaviour in Rock Mechanics

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 427-434

  Korsnes, R I ^a   Strand, S ^a   Hoff, O ^a   Pedersen, T ^a   Madland, M V ^a   Austad, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DISSOLUTION; FLOODS; IONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCK MECHANICS; SEAWATER EFFECTS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; TEMPERATURE;

ARTIFICIAL SEAWATER; CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS; CORE FLOODING TEST; DEGREE OF SUBSTITUTION; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; IMPROVED OIL RECOVERY; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; POTENTIAL-DETERMINING IONS;

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EID: 34247376363     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1201/9781439833469.ch61     Document Type: Conference Paper

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