Simulation of CO2 storage in a heterogeneous aquifer

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-267

  Ukaegbu, C ^a   Gundogan, O ^a   Mackay, E ^a   Pickup, G ^a   Todd, A ^a   Gozalpour, F ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carbon dioxide storage; Saline aquifers

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DIFFUSION IN GASES; EQUATIONS OF STATE OF GASES; FLOW SIMULATION; GAS PERMEABILITY; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYSTERESIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE; COMPOSITIONAL SIMULATORS; GENERALIZED EQUATIONS; HETEROGENEOUS AQUIFERS; NUMERICAL FLOW SIMULATIONS; PERMEABILITY ANISOTROPY; PERMEABILITY HETEROGENEITY; SALINE AQUIFERS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 67549106815     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09576509JPE627     Document Type: Article

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