Hydromechanical characterization of CO2 injection sites

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 19, Issue , 2013, Pages 665-677

  Vilarrasa, Víctor ^a,b   Carrera, Jesús ^a   Olivella, Sebastià ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dimensional analysis; Fault reactivation; Induced microseismicity; Noordbergum effect; Stress regime

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; POISSON RATIO; SEISMIC WAVES; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS; TEMPERATURE; WATER LEVELS;

DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; FAULT REACTIVATION; MICROSEISMICITY; NOORDBERGUM EFFECT; STRESS REGIME;

FAULT SLIPS;

AQUIFER; CAP ROCK; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FAULT; HIGH PRESSURE; HYDROMECHANICS; INDUCED SEISMICITY; LOW TEMPERATURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POISSON RATIO; STIFFNESS; WATER LEVEL; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 84878800384     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2012.11.014     Document Type: Article

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