Coupled mechanical and chemical processes in engineered geothermal reservoirs with dynamic permeability

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1339-1348

  Taron, Joshua ^a,b   Elsworth, Derek ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fracture; Pressure solution creep; Reservoir simulation; THMC

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; DYNAMICS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

CONDITION; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; LARGE-SCALES; MECHANICAL PROCESS; PRESSURE-SOLUTION CREEP; RESERVOIR-SIMULATION; SHEAR DILATION; THERMAL; THMC; WITHDRAWAL RATE;

FRACTURE;

DISSOLUTION; FRACTURE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE SOLUTION;

EID: 78649844008     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2010.08.021     Document Type: Article

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