Research PaperEvolution of fracture permeability due to co-colloidal bacterial transport in a coupled fracture-skin-matrix system
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► Temperature and contaminant concentration increase with decreasing fracture aperture. ► Bacterial growth reduces the reservoir efficiency due to reduction of permeability. ► Contaminants form substrate for bacteria which causes fracture aperture reduction.
Keywords
Bacterial transport
Colloidal transport
Fracture permeability
Fracture skin
Precipitation-dissolution
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