The influence of water and supercritical CO2 on the failure behavior of chalk

Tectonophysics

Volumn 599, Issue , 2013, Pages 157-169

  Liteanu, E ^a   Spiers, C J ^a   De Bresser, J H P ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chalk; CO2 storage; Failure behavior; Intergranular pressure solution; Pore collapse

Indexed keywords

CHALK; DISJOINING PRESSURES; FAILURE BEHAVIORS; FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; INTERGRANULAR PRESSURE SOLUTIONS; PORE COLLAPSE; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS;

COMPACTION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DIGITAL STORAGE; DRIERS (MATERIALS); INJECTION (OIL WELLS); LIMESTONE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); ROCK PRESSURE; SOLUTIONS; STORAGE (MATERIALS); TEXTURES; WATER INJECTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHALK; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONFINING PRESSURE; CORE ANALYSIS; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAILURE MECHANISM; MAASTRICHTIAN; STRESS FIELD; TRIAXIAL TEST; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

EID: 84878564262     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2013.04.013     Document Type: Article

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