Evaluation of caprock integrity during pore pressure change using a probabilistic implementation of a closed-form poroelastic model

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 30-38

  Soltanzadeh, Hamidreza ^a   Hawkes, Christopher D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid gas sequestration; Caprock integrity; Poroelasticity; Probabilistic analysis; Shear failure

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; FRACTURE; GAS INDUSTRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PORE PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACID GAS; CAPROCK; PORO-ELASTICITY; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; SHEAR FAILURE;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CAP ROCK; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COULOMB CRITERION; FLUID INJECTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PORE PRESSURE; POROELASTICITY; PROBABILITY; STRESS CHANGE;

EID: 84858378940     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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