Carbon dioxide injection and associated hydraulic fracturing of reservoir formations

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1011-1024

  Eshiet, Kenneth Imo Imo ^a   Sheng, Yong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geological storage; Hydraulic fracturing

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); NUMERICAL METHODS; STORAGE (MATERIALS); WELLS;

CARBON DIOXIDE INJECTION; GEOLOGICAL STORAGE; HYPOTHETICAL MODELS; INJECTION FLOW RATE; LONG-TERM DISPOSAL; NUMERICAL METHODOLOGIES; OPERATING VARIABLES; RESERVOIR FORMATION;

WATER INJECTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FAILURE MECHANISM; FLUID INJECTION; GEOMECHANICS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

EID: 84905182141     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-3018-3     Document Type: Article

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