In situ stress analysis in the northern Newark Basin: Implications for induced seismicity from CO2 injection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 2362-2374

  Zakharova, Natalia V ^a   Goldberg, David S ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

borehole breakouts; carbon sequestration; in situ stress; induced seismicity; Newark basin

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE BREAKOUT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FAULT; FLUID INJECTION; FRACTURE; IN SITU STRESS; INDUCED SEISMICITY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

NEWARK BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922369766     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JB010492     Document Type: Article

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