Although there are thousands of research papers on crustal permeability,this is the first book-length treatment of the subject.The topic of crustal permeability is of broad interest in light of the controlling effect ...Although there are thousands of research papers on crustal permeability,this is the first book-length treatment of the subject.The topic of crustal permeability is of broad interest in light of the controlling effect of permeability on diverse geologic processes and also timely in light of the practical challenges associated with emerging technologies such as hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas production(‘fracking’),enhanced geothermal systems,and geologic carbon sequestration.展开更多
文摘Although there are thousands of research papers on crustal permeability,this is the first book-length treatment of the subject.The topic of crustal permeability is of broad interest in light of the controlling effect of permeability on diverse geologic processes and also timely in light of the practical challenges associated with emerging technologies such as hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas production(‘fracking’),enhanced geothermal systems,and geologic carbon sequestration.