Enhanced Oil Recovery Associated With Uplift (IMAGE)

Southern Methodist University

Enhanced Oil Recovery Associated With Uplift

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In the vicinity of 11 carbon dioxide (CO2) injection wells nearly seven miles southwest of Monahans, Texas, the radar analysis detected surface uplift of more than 1 inch. As with wastewater injection, CO2 injection increased pore pressure in the rocks, so when stress was relieved it was followed by uplift. (Zhong Lu and Jin-Woo Kim, SMU)

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(Zhong Lu and Jin-Woo Kim, SMU)

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