Hydrodynamic considerations for carbon storage design in actively producing petroleum provinces: An example from the Gippsland Basin, Australia

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 106, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 121-132

  Hortle, A ^a,b   Trefry, Christine ^b   Michael, Karsten ^a,b   Underschultz, Jim ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CRC for Greenhouse Gas Technologies   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Capacity; CO2; Depleted; Geosequestration; Gippsland; Hydrodynamic; Migration; Offshore; Storage

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER SYSTEMS; AUSTRALIA; CARBON STORAGE; FORMATION WATER; GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES; GEOLOGICAL STORAGE; HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS; HYDRAULIC HEADS; HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION; HYDRODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; HYDROGEOLOGICAL; IN-SITU; INJECTION PERIOD; OFFSHORE OIL; PETROLEUM FIELDS; POWER DEVELOPMENT; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; PRESSURE DEPLETION; PRESSURE INTERFERENCES; STORAGE SITES; STRUCTURAL CLOSURES;

AQUIFERS; FLOW OF WATER; FLUID DYNAMICS; FORESTRY; HYDRAULICS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); METAL RECOVERY; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; WATER INJECTION;

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; DECOMMISSIONING; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDRAULIC HEAD; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVE; HYDRODYNAMICS; OIL FIELD; OIL PRODUCTION; SANDSTONE;

AUSTRALIA; GIPPSLAND BASIN; LATROBE VALLEY; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 77953582189     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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