Optimizing injection intervals in vertical and horizontal wells for CO 2 sequestration

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages 4365-4383

  Kumar, Navanit ^a   Bryant, Steven L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEOLOGY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); WELL COMPLETION;

COMPOSITIONAL RESERVOIR; DEEP SALINE AQUIFERS; DENSITY DIFFERENCE; FLUX DISTRIBUTIONS; PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; SEMI-ANALYTICAL ALGORITHMS; VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL WELLS;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 58849123846     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/116661-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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