Screening, evaluation, and ranking of oil reservoirs suitable for CO2-flood EOR and carbon dioxide sequestration

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 51-61

  Shaw, J ^a   Bachu, S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; HYDROCARBONS; WELL FLOODING;

CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION; RANKING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 0036708795     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/02-09-05     Document Type: Article

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