Mixing of stably stratified gases in subsurface reservoirs: A comparison of diffusion models

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 323-334

  Oldenburg, C M ^a   Webb, S W ^b   Pruess, K ^a   Moridis, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; ROCKS;

MULTICOMPONENT FLOW; TRANSPORT SIMULATORS;

POROUS MATERIALS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFUSION; GAS FIELD; METHANE; MIXING; SECONDARY RECOVERY TECHNIQUE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFUSION; GAS FIELD; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; METHANE; MIXING;

EID: 1242288333     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TIPM.0000003748.74155.48     Document Type: Article

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