Using SF6 and Xe to Monitor Gas Migration Through Explosion-Generated Fracture Networks

Stroujkova, A.; Gorman, E.; Avendaño, S. T.; Horne, M.; Person, M. A.; Hubbard, P.; Salerno, J.; Carrigan, C. R.; Harp, Dylan Robert; Stauffer, Philip H.

doi:10.1029/2019jb018992

Title: Using SF₆ and Xe to Monitor Gas Migration Through Explosion-Generated Fracture Networks

Journal Article · Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jb018992· OSTI ID:1660592

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Applied Research Associates, Lexington MA (United States)
Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
New Mexico Inst. of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001; HDTRA1‐17‐1‐0040; AC52-06NA25396; AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1660592

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1616486; OSTI ID: 1813696

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-19-24483; LLNL-JRNL-817844

Journal Information:: Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth, Vol. 125, Issue 5; ISSN 2169-9313

Publisher:: American Geophysical UnionCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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