Using chemical and isotopic data to quantify ionic trapping of injected carbon dioxide in oil field brines

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 6744-6749

  Raistrick, Mark ^a   Mayer, Bernhard ^a   Shevalier, Maurice ^a   Perez, Renee J ^a   Hutcheon, Ian ^a   Perkins, Ernie ^b   Gunter, Bill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); INJECTION (OIL WELLS); ISOTOPES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIRS; HYDROGEOLOGICAL TRAPPING; IONIC TRAPPING;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

BICARBONATE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIC ACID; HYDROCARBON; MINERAL; OIL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BRINES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); INJECTION (OIL WELLS); ISOTOPES; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

AQUIFER; BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; OIL FIELD; RESERVOIR;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DISSOCIATION; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE GAS; ION TRANSPORT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

BICARBONATES; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBONATES; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; INDUSTRY; IONS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NORTH SEA; PETROLEUM; TEXAS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 33750891321     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es060551a     Document Type: Article

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