Microseismicity in the Ekofisk field : faulting and fracturing in a compacting chalk reservoir
Passive microseismic monitoring provides a non-invasive method of monitoring deformation and changes in the stress distribution within a rock mass. Recently the petroleum industry has applied and focussed such studies on the monitoring of hydraulic fracturing stimulation: the fracturing of a reservo...
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University of Bristol
2011
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.551325 |