Small scale model testing of gas migration in a soft seabed as a basis for developing a mechanical model for gas migration

Proceedings of the 6th International Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics Conference: Confronting New Challenges and Sharing Knowledge, OSIG 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 231-236

  De Vries, Martine Helena ^a   Svanø, Geir ^b   Tjelta, Tor Inge ^b  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NOZZLES; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SEDIMENTS;

CAVITY THEORY; GAS MIGRATION; LAPONITES; MECHANICAL MODEL; SEABED SEDIMENTS; SHALLOW GAS; SMALL-SCALE MODELING; TRANSPARENT MATERIAL;

GASES;

EID: 84861033398     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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