CO2 injection in geological formations: Determining macroscale coefficients from pore scale processes

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 79, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages 87-105

  Javadpour, Farzam ^a,b  

^a ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 storage sequestration efficiency; Gas pools; Macroscopic coefficients; Oil reservoirs; Pore level; Saline aquifers; Upscale theory

Indexed keywords

CO2 STORAGE/SEQUESTRATION EFFICIENCY; GAS POOLS; MACROSCOPIC COEFFICIENTS; OIL RESERVOIRS; PORE LEVEL; SALINE AQUIFERS; UPSCALE THEORY;

AQUIFERS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELL MEMBRANES; DISPERSION (WAVES); ENHANCED RECOVERY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; MINERALS; MINING; MOLECULES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; POROUS MATERIALS; SILICATE MINERALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

WATER INJECTION;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; DISPERSION; FLUID INJECTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ION; POROUS MEDIUM; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 68349083392     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-008-9289-6     Document Type: Article

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