Permeability evolution of fluid-infiltrated coal containing discrete fractures

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 202-211

  Izadi, Ghazal ^a   Wang, Shugang ^a   Elsworth, Derek ^a   Liu, Jishan ^b   Wu, Yu ^b   Pone, Denis ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 geological sequestration; Coal porosity; Permeability evolution of coal; Swelling induced deformation in coal

Indexed keywords

APPLIED STRESS; CRACK GEOMETRIES; DAMAGE ZONES; DISCRETE FRACTURES; EFFECTIVE STRESS; FAR-FIELD; FRACTURE SPACING; GAS PRESSURES; GAS SORPTION; GEOLOGICAL SEQUESTRATION; HOMOGENEOUS MEDIUM; INDUCED DAMAGE; INITIAL PERMEABILITY; LANGMUIRS; NON-DIMENSIONAL VARIABLE; PERMEABILITY EVOLUTION; PERMEABILITY INCREASE; PERMEABILITY LOSS; PLAUSIBLE MODEL; PRESSURE INCREASE; SWELLING COEFFICIENT; VOLUME CHANGE;

COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; CRACKS; DEFORMATION; FRACTURE; GASES; POROSITY; SORPTION; STIFFNESS; SWELLING;

GAS PERMEABILITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL; DEFORMATION; EFFECTIVE STRESS; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SORPTION; SWELLING; VOID;

EID: 78651377691     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

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