Surface deformation-based reservoir monitoring in inhomogeneous media

43rd U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium and 4th U.S.-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Du, J ^a   Philip, Z ^a   Warpinski, N R ^a   Mayerhofer, M ^a  

^a Pinnacle   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-CENTER; FIELD GEOMETRY; FORWARD MODELS; HALF-SPACE; HORIZONTAL LAYERS; INHOMOGENEOUS MEDIA; PERTURBATION METHOD; POINT SOURCES; PRESSURE CHANGE; RESERVOIR MONITORING; RESERVOIR PARAMETERS; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; RESERVOIR SIMULATOR; SEMI-ANALYTICAL MODEL; SURFACE DEFORMATION; VERTICAL DISPLACEMENTS; VOLUME CHANGE;

DEFORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SIMULATORS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 70450213688     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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