Geomechanical analysis of the influence of CO2 injection location on fault stability

• 作 者: Victor Vilarrasa Roman Makhnen
• 机 构: é,colePolytechniqueFé,dé,raledeLausanne,InstituteofEnvironmentalAssessmentandWaterResear
• 出 处: 岩石力学与岩土工程学报：英文版
• 发表日期: 2016年6期
• 关键词: Carbon dioxide (CO2) injection GEOMECHANICS FAULT STABILITY Induced SEISMICITY F
• 基金项目: the support from the 'EPFL Fellows' fellowship program co-funded by Marie Curie,FP7(Grant No.291771),,partial support from the 'TRUST' project of the European Community's Seventh F

Large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) should be injected in deep saline formations to mitigate climate change, implying geomechanical challenges that require further understanding. Pressure build-up induced by CO2 injection will decrease the effective str