Fully coupled simulation of fluid injection into geomaterials with focus on nonlinear near-well behavior

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1023-1040

  Preisig, Matthias ^a   Prévost, Jean H ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropic permeability; Finite elements; Fluid injection extraction; Poromechanics; Wellbore integrity

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC PERMEABILITY; FINITE ELEMENT; FLUID INJECTIONS; PORO-MECHANICS; WELLBORE;

ANISOTROPY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POROUS MATERIALS;

ANISOTROPIC FLUIDS;

ANISOTROPIC MEDIUM; BOREHOLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID FLOW; FLUID INJECTION; GEOMECHANICS; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 84860159343     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.1039     Document Type: Article

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