Geological potential for sequestration of CO2 as gas hydrate in the Alberta portion of the western Canada sedimentary basin

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Canadian Unconventional Resources and International Petroleum Conference 2010

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages 2697-2710

  Cote, M M ^a   Wright, J F ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GASOLINE; GEOLOGY; HYDRATION; RESOURCE VALUATION;

DEMONSTRATION PROJECT; GEOLOGICAL SEQUESTRATION; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS; PORE WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; SEQUESTRATION OF CO2; SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURES; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; WESTERN CANADA SEDIMENTARY BASINS;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 79953069198     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/138121-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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