The mechanical behavior of anhydrite and the effect of CO2 injection

Energy Procedia

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3485-3492

  Hangx, Suzanne ^a   Spiers, Christopher ^a   Peach, Colin ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

anhydrite; caprock integrity; CO2 effect; failure behaviour; healing; mechanical strength

Indexed keywords

ANHYDRITE; CAPROCK INTEGRITY; CO2 EFFECT; FAILURE BEHAVIOUR; HEALING; MECHANICAL STRENGTH;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WATER INJECTION;

SULFATE MINERALS;

EID: 67650177519     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18766102     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2009.02.140     Document Type: Conference Paper

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