Fault reactivation during CO2 sequestration: Effects of well orientation on seismicity and leakage

Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 645-656

  Rinaldi, Antonio P ^a,b   Vilarrasa, Victor ^a,c   Rutqvist, Jonny ^a   Cappa, Frédéric ^a,d  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

Author keywords

carbon sequestration; fault reactivation; geomechanics; induced seismicity

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FAULTING; FELT; FELTS; GEOMECHANICS; INDUCED SEISMICITY;

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CO2 GEOLOGICAL STORAGES; CO2 SEQUESTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FAULT REACTIVATION; PERMEABILITY ENHANCEMENT; UNDERGROUND RESOURCES;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 84946494977     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21523878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ghg.1511     Document Type: Article

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