Microseismic signatures of non-linear pore-fluid pressure diffusion

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1558-1565

  Hummel, N ^a,b   Muller T M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fracture and flow; Non linear differential equations; Permeability and porosity; Seismicity and tectonics

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; EQUATION; FLUID INJECTION; FLUID PRESSURE; FRACTURE FLOW; PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; POROSITY; SEISMICITY;

FENTON HILL; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70450199727     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04373.x     Document Type: Article

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