Numerical modelling of regional faults in land subsidence prediction above gas/oil reservoirs

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 633-657

  Ferronato, Massimiliano ^a   Gambolati, Giuseppe ^a   Janna, Carlo ^a   Teatini, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Finite elements; Gas oil reservoirs; Interface elements; Land subsidence; Regional faults

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; STRESSES; SUBSIDENCE;

INTERFACE ELEMENTS; REGIONAL FAULTS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; POROUS MATERIALS; STRESSES; SUBSIDENCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FAULT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMECHANICS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; SUBSIDENCE;

EID: 42549118599     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.640     Document Type: Article

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