Long-term performance of a mudrock seal in natural CO2 storage

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-38

  Lu, Jiemin ^a,c   Wilkinson, Mark ^a   Haszeldine, R Stuart ^a   Fallick, Anthony E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL STORAGE; INFILTRATION RATE; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; NATURAL CO; NORTH SEA; RE-PRECIPITATION; SAFETY MARGIN; STABLE ISOTOPES;

CARBONATE MINERALS; DISSOLUTION; ISOTOPES; OIL FIELDS; SOIL MECHANICS;

MINERALS;

BURIAL DIAGENESIS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBONATE GROUP; DISSOLUTION; MUDSTONE; OIL FIELD; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 69649086432     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G25412A.1     Document Type: Article

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