Assessment of basin-scale hydrologic impacts of CO2 sequestration, Illinois basin

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 840-854

  Person, Mark ^a   Banerjee, Amlan ^a   Rupp, John ^b   Medina, Cristian ^b   Lichtner, Peter ^c   Gable, Carl ^c   Pawar, Rajesh ^c   Celia, Michael ^d   McIntosh, Jennifer ^e   Bense, Victor ^f  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Princeton University   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brine transport; CO2; Earthquakes; Illinois basin; Mount Simon; Pressure

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EARTHQUAKES; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); POROSITY; PRESSURE;

CONTINUOUS INJECTIONS; GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE; HYDROLOGIC IMPACTS; ILLINOIS; MOUNT SIMON; PRESSURE DISTURBANCE; PRESSURE INTERFERENCES; SHARP INTERFACE MODEL;

WELLS;

BASIN; BRINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LEAKAGE; OIL WELL; PALEOSEISMICITY; PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; POROSITY; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ILLINOIS BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955421550     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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