Fault damage zone volume and initial salinity distribution determine intensity of shallow aquifer salinisation in subsurface storage
Injection of fluids into deep saline aquifers causes a pore pressure increase in the storage formation, and thus displacement of resident brine. Via hydraulically conductive faults, brine may migrate upwards into shallower aquifers and lead to unwanted salinisation of potable groundwater resources....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/20/1049/2016/hess-20-1049-2016.pdf |