Fractured rock hydromechanics: From borehole testing to solute transport and CO 2 storage

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 284, Issue , 2007, Pages 15-34

  Tsang, C F ^a   Rutqvist, J ^a   Min, K B ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; FRACTURE; HYDROMECHANICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROCK MECHANICS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STRESS CHANGE;

EID: 38349101614     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP284.2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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