Fault reactivation potential during CO2 injection in the Gippsland Basin, Australia

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-59

  van Ruth, Peter J ^a   Nelson, Emma J ^a   Hillis, Richard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

CO2 injection; Fault reactivation; Geomechanical risking

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247608201     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: 18347533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG06050     Document Type: Article

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