Modelling of Fluid-injection-induced Fault Reactivation Using a 2D Discrete Element Based Hydro-mechanical Coupled Dynamic Simulator
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عنوان ژورنال: Energy Procedia
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1876-6102
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2016.10.049