The effects of lateral variations in rock composition and texture on anhydrite caprock integrity of CO2 storage systems

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 80-92

  Hangx, S J T ^a,b   Pluymakers, A M H ^a   Ten Hove, A ^a,b   Spiers, C J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Failure envelope; Geomechanical testing; Tensile strength; Triaxial compression; Zechstein formation

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; ROCK PRESSURE; STRAIN RATE; TENSILE TESTING; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CAP ROCK; CONFINING PRESSURES; FAILURE ENVELOPE; GEOMECHANICAL TESTING; LATERAL VARIATIONS; ROCK COMPOSITION; ROCK TEXTURES; STORAGE SYSTEMS; TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION; ZECHSTEIN FORMATION;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANHYDRITE; CAP ROCK; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FAILURE MECHANISM; TENSILE STRENGTH; TEXTURE; TRIAXIAL TEST; ZECHSTEIN;

EID: 84899070731     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2014.03.001     Document Type: Article

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