Geomechanical risk assessments for CO2 sequestration in depleted hydrocarbon sandstone reservoirs

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 367-381

  Fang, Z ^a   Khaksar, A ^a   Gibbons, K ^a  

^a BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIGITAL STORAGE; FRACTURE; GEOMECHANICS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDROCARBONS; INFILL DRILLING; NATURAL GAS WELL COMPLETION; NATURAL GAS WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WELL DRILLING;

DEPLETED GAS RESERVOIR; DEPLETED RESERVOIRS; FAULT REACTIVATION; GEOMECHANICAL MODEL; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; INTERACTION EFFECT; NEAR-WELLBORE REGION; SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

EID: 84868113638     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/133994-pa     Document Type: Conference Paper

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