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Permeability evolution in carbonate fractures: Competing roles of confining stress and fluid pH
Author(s) -
Ishibashi Takuya,
McGuire Thomas P.,
Watanabe Noriaki,
Tsuchiya Noriyoshi,
Elsworth Derek
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1002/wrcr.20253
Subject(s) - carbonate , permeability (electromagnetism) , geotechnical engineering , stress (linguistics) , geology , materials science , petroleum engineering , chemistry , metallurgy , biochemistry , linguistics , philosophy , membrane
Key Points We explore the permeability evolution of fractures in carbonate rock. Permeability evolution transits from increasing to decreasing. Pressure solution and free face dissolution causes permeability evolution.