Interpretation of microseismicity resulting from gel and water fracturing of tight gas reservoirs

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 167, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 169-182

  Dinske, C ^a   Shapiro, S A ^a   Rutledge, J T ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydraulic fracturing; Microseismicity; Permeability; Pressure diffusion

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; GEL; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; INDUCED SEISMICITY; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE FIELD; WATER TREATMENT;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 77953122865     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-009-0003-6     Document Type: Article

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