A correlation of the interfacial tension between supercritical phase CO2 and equilibrium brines as a function of salinity, temperature and pressure

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 224-237

  Bennion, D Brant ^a   Bachu, Stefan ^b  

^a Hycal Energy Research Laboratories Ltd   (Canada)

^b Energy Resources Conservation Board   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MODELING; BRINE DISPLACEMENTS; CAPILLARY PRESSURES; DATA SETS; DISTILLED WATERS; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; GAS WATERS; IN-SITU; INTERFACIAL TENSIONS; MEASURED DATUM; REGRESSION COEFFICIENTS; RELATIVE PERMEABILITIES; SALINE AQUIFERS; SOLUBILITY DATUM; SUPERCRITICAL PHASE;

AQUIFERS; CAPILLARITY; DISSOLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; NANOFLUIDICS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SOLAR RADIATION;

BRINES;

EID: 58849100967     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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