Injection and storage of CO2 in deep saline aquifers: Analytical solution for CO2 plume evolution during injection

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 339-360

  Nordbotten, Jan Martin ^a   Celia, Michael A ^b   Bachu, Stefan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c ALBERTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analytical solutions; Carbon dioxide injection; Carbon sequestration; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID MECHANICS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); NUMERICAL METHODS; SALINE WATER; STORAGE (MATERIALS); THERMAL PLUMES; VISCOSITY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE INJECTION; ENERGY MINIMIZATION; SALINE AQUIFERS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AQUIFER; CARBON DIOXIDE; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

AQUIFER; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FLUID INJECTION;

EID: 14544275505     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-004-0670-9     Document Type: Article

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