3D hydro-mechanical scenario analysis to evaluate changes of the recent stress field as a result of geological CO2 storage

Energy Procedia

Volumn 40, Issue , 2013, Pages 375-383

  Magri, Fabien ^a   Tillner, Elena ^a   Wang, Wenquing ^b   Watanabe, Norihiro ^b   Zimmermann, Günter ^a   Kempka, Thomas ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Displacement; Faults; Hydro mechanical coupling; Stress field

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898721829     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2013.08.043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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