Constraints on the in situ density of CO2 within the Utsira formation from time-lapse seafloor gravity measurements

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 198-214

  Nooner, Scott L ^a   Eiken, Ola ^b   Hermanrud, Christian ^b   Sasagawa, Glenn S ^a   Stenvold, Torkjell ^c   Zumberge, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

CO2; Geologic storage; Reservoir monitoring; Seafloor gravity; Sleipner; Utsira

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY OF GASES; GRAVITATION; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; SEISMOLOGY; UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE;

GRAVITY MEASUREMENT; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; SEAFLOOR GRAVITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AQUIFER; CARBON DIOXIDE; GRAVITY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SEAFLOOR; SEISMIC DATA; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; SLEIPNER FIELD;

EID: 34250899096     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1750-5836(07)00018-7     Document Type: Article

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