Potential environmental issues of CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers: Geochemical results from the Frio-I Brine Pilot test, Texas, USA

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1106-1112

  Kharaka, Yousif K ^a   Thordsen, James J ^a   Hovorka, Susan D ^b   Seay Nance, H ^b   Cole, David R ^c   Phelps, Tommy J ^c   Knauss, Kevin G ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAP ROCKS; DEEP SALINE AQUIFERS; DISSOLVED GAS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; FRIO FORMATIONS; GAS ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL MODELING; GEOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; GROUNDWATER WELLS; INJECTION WELLS; IRON OXY-HYDROXIDES; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS; LONG-TERM STORAGES; OBSERVATION WELLS; PERFLUOROCARBON TRACERS; PILOT TESTS; REGIONAL AQUIFERS; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; SEDIMENTARY BASINS; SILTSTONE; SUBSURFACE CONDITIONS; SUPERCRITICAL CO; TEXAS , USA; US GULF COASTS;

ALKALINITY; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; AQUIFERS; CALCITE; CALCIUM; CARBONATE MINERALS; CLIMATOLOGY; DISSOLUTION; GASES; GLOBAL WARMING; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); ISOTOPES; SANDSTONE; SODIUM; WATER INJECTION; WELLS;

SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

AQUIFER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GLOBAL WARMING; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; REPOSITORY; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TESTING METHOD; WELL;

GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349129211     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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