Subsidence due to fluid withdrawal
Subsidence of geologic surface structures due to withdrawal of fluids from aquifers and petroleum reservoirs is a phenomenon experienced throughout the world as the demand for water and hydrocarbons increases with increasing population growth. This book addresses the definition and theories of subsi...
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| Other Authors | , , |
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Amsterdam ; New York :
Elsevier Science,
1995.
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| Series | Developments in petroleum science ;
41. |
| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9780080542096 0080542093 9780444818201 0444818200 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xvii, 498 pages) : illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- List of Contributors
- CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO COMPACTION/SUBSIDENCE-INTRODUCTION TO TECTONICS AND SEDIMENTATION
- Introduction to tectonics
- Composition of the globe
- Movement of sections (plates) of the lithosphere
- Continental margins
- Introduction to sedimentation
- Source and fragmentation of rocks
- Classification of sands
- Genetic classification of sands on the basis of grain-size distributions
- Physical properties of sands and sandstones
- Nomenclature
- References
- CHAPTER 2. COMPACTION OF ARGILLACEOUS SEDIMENTS
- Introduction
- Clay mineral diagenesis
- Mathematical description of compaction
- Restoration modeling
- Flow of fluids through argillaceous media
- Chemistry of interstitial fluids
- Fluid chemistry compaction
- diagenetic models
- Compaction effects on the expulsion of hydrocarbons
- Experimental compaction results
- Hydrocarbons
- geochemical and migration models
- Stresses in sediments
- Tectonic overcompaction
- Compressibilities of sand and clayey sediments
- Experimental values
- Compaction of carbonates
- References
- CHAPTER 3. STRESSES IN SEDIMENTS
- Compaction
- Laboratory and mathematical analysis of compaction
- Subsidence of depositional basins
- Basins and geosynclines
- Hydrogeological cycle
- Subsidence as a result of fluid withdrawal
- Nomenclature
- Recommended bibliography
- References
- CHAPTER 4. POSSIBLE IMPACT OF SUBSIDENCE ON GAS LEAKAGE TO THE SURFACE FROM SUBSURFACE OIL AND GAS RESERVOIRS
- Introduction
- Current theories of fluid-solid force interaction: a critical review
- Fracturing due to subsidence
- Mechanisms of gas seepage from pools
- Summary
- References
- CHAPTER 5. SUBSIDENCE STUDIES IN ITALY
- General introduction
- Measurements
- The geotechnical features of sediments
- Modelling of the phenomenon
- Impact of subsidence on an area and remedies
- Case history of the Po Delta
- Venice case history
- Ravenna case history
- Bologna case history
- Modena case history
- Other cases of subsidence
- Acknowledgements
- References
- CHAPTER 6. SUBSIDENCE IN THE WILMINGTON OIL FIELD, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, USA
- Introduction
- Geology
- Structure
- Drilling and completion methods
- Subsidence
- Results of laboratory tests
- Field measurement of compaction and subsidence
- Repressurization and rebound
- Effects of water injection
- References and bibliography
- CHAPTER 7. SUBSIDENCE IN VENEZUELA
- Introduction
- Bolivar coastal fields (Tfa Juana, Lagunillas, Bachaquero)
- Orinoco Belt subsidence
- References
- CHAPTER 8. RESERVOIR COMPACTION AND SURFACE SUBSIDENCE IN THE NORTH SEA EKOFISK FIELD
- Introduction
- Discovery and exploration in the North Sea
- Production
- Ekofisk Field description
- Platforms sinking
- Causes of subsidence
- Measurements of subsidence
- Temporary remedial measures
- Permanent remedial measures
- Characteristics of the Ekofisk reservoir rocks
- Mechanics of the Ekofisk reservoir rocks
- Constitutive modeling of the reservoir.