Comparison of geomechanical deformation induced by megatonne-scale CO2 storage at Sleipner, Weyburn, and In Salah

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 110, Issue 30, 2013, Pages

  Verdon, James P ^a   Kendall, J Michael ^a   Stork, Anna L ^a   Chadwick, R Andy ^b   White, Don J ^c   Bissell, Rob C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d Sunbury on Thames ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Geomechanics; InSAR; Microseismic monitoring

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCARBON;

ANISOTROPY; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARTHQUAKE; GAS FIELD; GEOLOGY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MECHANICS; MONITORING; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEAR STRESS; STORAGE; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84880689229     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1302156110     Document Type: Article

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