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CHAPTER 8.<br />

LINKING GEOMECHANICAL MODELLING AND MICROSEISMIC OBSERVATIONS AT WEYBURN<br />

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(b) during production, (c) just after the onset <strong>of</strong> CO 2 injection, <strong>and</strong> (d) after 1 year <strong>of</strong> injection.<br />

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