A review of recent developments concerning the structure, mechanics and fluid flow properties of fault zones

DR Faulkner, CAL Jackson, RJ Lunn… - Journal of Structural …, 2010 - Elsevier
Fault zones and fault systems have a key role in the development of the Earth's crust. They
control the mechanics and fluid flow properties of the crust, and the architecture of …

A study of injection-induced mechanical deformation at the In Salah CO2 storage project

JP Morris, Y Hao, W Foxall, W McNab - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
The In Salah project (a joint venture of BP, Statoil and Sonatrach) includes a CO2
sequestration effort that has successfully injected millions of tons of CO2 into a deep saline …

Seal integrity and feasibility of CO2 sequestration in the Teapot Dome EOR pilot: geomechanical site characterization

L Chiaramonte, MD Zoback, J Friedmann… - Environmental …, 2008 - Springer
This paper reports a preliminary investigation of CO 2 sequestration and seal integrity at
Teapot Dome oil field, Wyoming, USA, with the objective of predicting the potential risk of CO …

Architecture, stress state and permeability of a fault zone in Jiulishan coal mine, China: Implication for coal and gas outbursts

W Li, T Ren, A Busch, SAM den Hartog, Y Cheng… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The Mafangquan (MFQ) fault zone, transecting a coal seam in Jiulishan coal mine in
Jiaozuo coalfield, Henan Province, China, was investigated in detail in view of coal mining …

Geological carbon dioxide sequestration

SJ Friedmann - Elements, 2007 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A key means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels is to separate and
concentrate CO2 from large point sources and inject it underground. The injection process …

Characterization of the in-situ stress on the Horda platform–A study from the Northern Lights Eos well

N Thompson, JS Andrews, L Wu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Northern Lights project represents a significant step forward in development of
an effective and commercially viable CO 2 transport and storage solution, providing a …

Variation of pore-network, mechanical and hydrological characteristics of sandstone specimens through CO2-enriched brine injection

M Foroutan, E Ghazanfari, A Amirlatifi… - Geomechanics for Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The main goal of this study was to capture the variations in pore-network, mechanical and
hydrological characteristics of two different sandstone specimens subjected to CO 2 …

Measuring pressure performance of a large saline aquifer during industrial-scale CO2 injection: The Utsira Sand, Norwegian North Sea

RA Chadwick, GA Williams, JDO Williams… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
The Sleipner injection project has stored around 14Mt of CO2 in the Utsira Sand and
provides a unique opportunity to monitor the pressure response of a large saline aquifer to …

Modeling of fluid injection-induced fault reactivation using coupled fluid flow and mechanical interface model

JW Park, Y Guglielmi, B Graupner, J Rutqvist… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study is aimed at developing a numerical model to reproduce coupled hydro-
mechanical processes associated with fault reactivation by fluid injection in low permeability …

Methodology for risking fault seal capacity: Implications of fault zone architecture

RB Farseth, E Johnsen, S Sperrevik - AAPG bulletin, 2007 - archives.datapages.com
We introduce a methodology for quantifying the risk associated with a seal for fault-bounded
prospects. Applying this methodology, the aspects of fault seal are confined within four main …