Fracture Sealing by Mineral Precipitation| The Role of Surface Heterogeneities on Precipitation-Induced Transport Property Alterations
<p> Fractures are often leakage pathways for fluids through low-permeability rocks that otherwise act as geologic barriers to flow. Flow of fluids that are in chemical disequilibrium with the host rock can lead to mineral precipitation, which reduces fracture permeability. When fracture surfac...
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University of California, Irvine
2019
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| Online Access: | http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13424490 |