Modeling caprock bending stresses and their potential for induced seismicity during CO2 injection

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 22, Issue , 2014, Pages 223-236

  Dempsey, David ^a   Kelkar, Sharad ^a   Pawar, Rajesh ^a   Keating, Elizabeth ^a   Coblentz, David ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coulomb failure stress; Geomechanical; Induced seismicity; Springerville St. Johns

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FAULTING; GEOMECHANICS; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEALING (FINISHING); SEALS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

COULOMB FAILURE STRESS; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; GEOLOGICAL SEQUESTRATION; GEOMECHANICAL; LARGE SCALE INJECTION; SPRINGERVILLE-ST. JOHNS; WASTE DISPOSAL INDUSTRY;

INDUCED SEISMICITY;

CAP ROCK; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COULOMB CRITERION; FAILURE MECHANISM; FLUID INJECTION; GEOMECHANICS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; INDUCED SEISMICITY; OVERPRESSURE; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRESS ANALYSIS; TECTONIC SETTING;

EID: 84893481844     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2014.01.005     Document Type: Article

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