A study of injection-induced mechanical deformation at the In Salah CO2 storage project

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 270-280

  Morris, Joseph P ^a,b   Hao, Yue ^b   Foxall, William ^b   McNab, Walt ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational geomechanics; Coupled processes; Geologic sequestration; Geophysical monitoring

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEFORMATION; INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMECHANICS; COUPLED PROCESS; DEEP SALINE FORMATIONS; GEOLOGIC SEQUESTRATIONS; GEOPHYSICAL MONITORING; GROUND SURFACE DEFORMATION; MECHANICAL DEFORMATION; SURFACE DEFORMATION;

MORPHOLOGY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DEFORMATION; FLUID INJECTION; GAS FIELD; GAS WELL; GEOMECHANICS; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GEOSTATISTICS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; UPLIFT;

ALGERIA;

EID: 79951960695     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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