Compaction of North-sea chalk by pore-failure and pressure solution in a producing reservoir

The Ekofisk field, Norwegian North sea,is an example of compacting chalk reservoir with considerable subsequent seafloor subsidence due to petroleum production. Previously, a number of models were created to predict the compaction using different phenomenological approaches. Here we present a differ...

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Main Authors: Daniel eKeszthelyi, Dag Kristian Dysthe, Bjorn eJamtveit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Physics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphy.2016.00004/full