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Characterization of leaky faults: Study of water flow in aquifer-fault-aquifer systems

Leaky faults provide important flow paths for fluids to move underground. It is often necessary to characterize such faults in engineering projects such as deep well injection of waste liquids, underground natural gas storage, and radioactive waste isolation. To provide this characterization, analyt...

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Published in:	Water resources research 1995-12, Vol.31 (12), p.2897-2904
Main Authors:	Shan, Chao, Javandel, Iraj, Witherspoon, Paul A.
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