Impact of coal seam as interlayer on CO2 storage in saline aquifers: A reservoir simulation study

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-114

  Pan, Zhejun ^a   Connell, Luke D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; CO2 dissolution; CO2 sequestration; Coal swelling

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AQUIFERS; BUOYANCY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL BED METHANE; COAL DEPOSITS; DISSOLUTION; EQUATIONS OF STATE OF GASES; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEOLOGY; METAL RECOVERY; METHANE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SALINE WATER; SHALE; SIMULATORS;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; CO2 SEQUESTRATION; COAL SEAM PERMEABILITY; COAL SWELLING; COALBED METHANE RECOVERY; EQUATION OF STATE; GEOLOGICAL STORAGE; RESERVOIR SIMULATION;

COAL STORAGE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AQUIFER; CAP ROCK; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL SEAM; COALBED METHANE; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; EQUATION OF STATE; FLOW PATTERN; NUMERICAL MODEL; POROSITY; SALINITY; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

EID: 78650985045     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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