Fracture model, ground displacements and tracer observations: Fruitland coals, San Juan Basin, New Mexico, CO2 pilot test

29th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference 2012, PCC 2012

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages 2725-2737

  Wilson, Tom ^a   Weber, Matt ^a   Bennett, Jim ^b   Wells, Art ^c   Siriwardane, Hema ^a   Akwari, Bill ^d   Koperna, George ^e  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^d National Energy Technology Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^e Advanced Resources International   (United States)

Author keywords

3D seismic attributes; Carbon sequestration; Discrete fracture networks; Enhanced coalbed methane recovery; Reservoir model

Indexed keywords

3D SEISMIC; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORK; ENHANCED COALBED METHANE RECOVERIES; RESERVOIR MODELS;

COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL STORAGE; COMPLEX NETWORKS; FRACTURE; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC WAVES; SHALE; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; WATER INJECTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84877617811     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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