A mechanism contributing to subsidence above gas reservoirs and its application to a case study

International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 270-287

  Menin, Andrea ^a   Salomoni, Valentina A ^a   Santagiuliana, Raffaella ^a   Simoni, Luciano ^a   Gens, Antonio ^b   Schrefler, Bernhard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Gas recovery; Plasticity; Ravenna Terra field; Subsidence; Suction; Unsaturated soils

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GASES; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PLASTICITY; SUBSIDENCE; UNSATURATED POLYMERS;

GAS RECOVERY; RAVENNA TERRA FIELD; RESERVOIR PORE PRESSURE; ROCK COMPRESSIBILITY; SETTLEMENT BEHAVIORS; STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE; SUCTION; UNSATURATED SOIL;

GAS INDUSTRY;

EID: 48249112553     PISSN: 15502287     EISSN: 15502295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15502280802225234     Document Type: Article

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