Laboratory observations of permeability enhancement by fluid pressure oscillation of in situ fractured rock

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Elkhoury, Jean E ^a,b   Niemeijer, André ^c,d   Brodsky, Emily E ^a   Marone, Chris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; FAULT ZONE; FLUID PRESSURE; FRACTURED MEDIUM; LABORATORY METHOD; PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; POROELASTICITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE;

EID: 79952285428     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007759     Document Type: Article

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