Crustal Permeability Contributor(s): Gleeson, Tom (Editor), Ingebritsen, Steve (Editor) |
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ISBN: 111916656X ISBN-13: 9781119166566 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $142.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Water Supply - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology |
Dewey: 551.14 |
LCCN: 2016032548 |
Series: Wiley Works |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 8.5" W x 11" (3.45 lbs) 472 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Permeability is the primary control on fluid flow in the Earth's crust and is key to a surprisingly wide range of geological processes, because it controls the advection of heat and solutes and the generation of anomalous pore pressures. The practical importance of permeability - and the potential for large, dynamic changes in permeability - is highlighted by ongoing issues associated with hydraulic fracturing for hydrocarbon production ("fracking"), enhanced geothermal systems, and geologic carbon sequestration. Although there are thousands of research papers on crustal permeability, this is the first book-length treatment. This book bridges the historical dichotomy between the hydrogeologic perspective of permeability as a static material property and the perspective of other Earth scientists who have long recognized permeability as a dynamic parameter that changes in response to tectonism, fluid production, and geochemical reactions. |