Effect of spatial heterogeneity on plume distribution and dilution during CO2 sequestration

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 281-293

  Jahangiri, Hamid Reza ^a   Zhang, Dongxiao ^a,b  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dilution index; Heterogeneity; Relative dispersion; Spatial moments

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DILUTION; DISPERSIONS; HYDROGEOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

AQUIFER HETEROGENEITY; DEEP SALINE AQUIFERS; FIRST AND SECOND SPATIAL MOMENTS; HETEROGENEITY; RELATIVE DISPERSION; RESERVOIR PARAMETERS; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; SPATIAL MOMENT;

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AQUIFER; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DILUTION; DISPERSION; HETEROGENEITY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PERMEABILITY; PLUME; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

EID: 79951885169     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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