Hydraulic fracturing mechanisms in carbon sequestration applications

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

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Johnson, S M ^a   Morris, J P ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DISCRETE ELEMENT CODES; FAILURE MECHANISM; FAILURE RISK; FINITE VOLUME; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURED ROCK; GEOLOGIC RESERVOIRS; GEOMECHANICS; INJECTION PROCESS; SITE FAILURES;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULICS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MECHANISMS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; WATER INJECTION;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

EID: 70450218097     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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