Time-dependent subsidence prediction model and influence factor analysis for underground gas storages in bedded salt formations

Engineering Geology

Volumn 187, Issue , 2015, Pages 156-169

  Zhang, Guimin ^a   Wu, Yu ^a   Wang, Lijuan ^b   Zhang, Kai ^a   Daemen, Jaak J K ^c   Liu, Wei ^d  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b JIANGSU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Impurity and creep; Influence factors; Numerical modeling; Solution and operation; Time dependent surface subsidence; Underground gas storages in bedded salt formations

Indexed keywords

CAVES; CREEP; FORECASTING; NUMERICAL MODELS; ROCKS; SALT DEPOSITS; STORAGE (MATERIALS); SUBSIDENCE;

ADJUSTING COEFFICIENT; BEDDED SALTS; INFLUENCE FACTOR ANALYSIS; INFLUENCE FACTORS; PARAMETRIC -ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY INTEGRAL METHODS; SUBSIDENCE PREDICTIONS; SURFACE SUBSIDENCE;

UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE;

CAVERN; CREEP; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GAS STORAGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; ROCK SALT; SUBSIDENCE; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

EID: 84923193547     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2015.01.003     Document Type: Article

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