Carbon dioxide storage risk assessment: Analysis of caprock fracture network connectivity

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 226-240

  Smith, James ^a   Durucan, Sevket ^a   Korre, Anna ^a   Shi, Ji Quan ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caprock fracture connectivity; Fracture networks; Geomechanics; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; GEOMECHANICS; SOLVENTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS AND MODELLING; CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE; FRACTURE CONNECTIVITY; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE PROPERTY; PERCOLATION THEORY; RISK ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES; TENSILE FAILURES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CAP ROCK; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE NETWORK; GEOMECHANICS; PERCOLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEAR; TENSILE STRENGTH; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 79951943073     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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