Open or closed? A discussion of the mistaken assumptions in the Economides pressure analysis of carbon sequestration

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 107-110

  Cavanagh, A J ^a   Haszeldine, R S ^b   Blunt, M J ^c  

^a Permedia Research Group   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacity assessment; Carbon dioxide; Saline aquifer formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650014670     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2010.08.017     Document Type: Note

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