Determining effective wellbore permeability from a field pressure test: A numerical analysis of detection limits

Environmental Geology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1207-1215

  Gasda, Sarah E ^a   Nordbotten, Jan M ^a,b   Celia, Michael A ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW VELOCITY; FUEL STORAGE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEAK DETECTION; PRESSURIZATION;

FIELD PRESSURE TEST; GEOLOGICAL STORAGE; SEDIMENTARY BASINS;

BOREHOLES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DETECTION METHOD; ERROR ANALYSIS; FAILURE MECHANISM; FIELDWORK; LEAKAGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCK; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; WELL LOGGING;

EID: 43149103898     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-0903-7     Document Type: Article

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