Probabilistic analysis of fracture reactivation associated with deep underground CO2 injection

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 801-820

  Lee, Jaewon ^a   Min, Ki Bok ^a   Rutqvist, Jonny ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 storage; Fracture reactivation; Ground heaving; Probabilistic analysis; TOUGH FLAC

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; FRACTURE REACTIVATION; GEOMECHANICAL SIMULATIONS; GROUND HEAVING; LATIN HYPERCUBE SAMPLING METHODS; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRESS; TOUGH-FLAC;

CARBON CAPTURE; FRACTURE; GEOMECHANICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SHEAR FLOW; STRESSES; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CAP ROCK; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE INITIATION; FRACTURE ORIENTATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; PROBABILITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR STRAIN; STRESS FIELD;

EID: 84879229065     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-012-0321-3     Document Type: Article

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