Subsidence prediction by coupled modeling of geomechanics and reservoir simulation for methane hydrate reservoirs

45th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Chin, L Y ^a   Silpngarmlert, S ^a   Schoderbek, D A ^a  

^a ConocoPhillips Company ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL; CO-LOCATED; CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS; CONTOUR MAP; COUPLED MODELING; DEPRESSURIZATIONS; DISSOCIATION PRESSURE; FIELD EQUATION; FULL-FIELD; GEOMECHANICS; HYDRATE SATURATION; INPUT DATAS; METHANE HYDRATES; MODELING RESULTS; NUMERICAL PROCEDURES; ONE-WAY COUPLINGS; PRODUCTION OPERATIONS; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; RESERVOIR SIMULATOR; SAFETY IMPACT; SURFACE SUBSIDENCE;

DISSOCIATION; GAS HYDRATES; HYDRATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METHANE; ROCK MECHANICS;

SUBSIDENCE;

EID: 82555188359     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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