Numerical simulation of multiphase hydromechanical processes induced by CO2 injection into deep saline aquifers;Simulation numérique des processus hydrom écaniques polyphasiques provoqu és par L'injection de CO2 dans des aquifer̀res salins profonds

Oil and Gas Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 105-118

  Goerke, U J ^a   Park, C H ^a   Wang, W ^a   Singh, A K ^a   Kolditz, O ^a,b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALANCE LAW; CONCEPTUAL MODELING; CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS; CONSTRAINT CONDITIONS; COUPLED PROBLEMS; DEEP SALINE AQUIFERS; EFFECTIVE STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT CODES; GOVERNING DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; INJECTION WELLS; MUTUAL INTERACTION; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPEN SOURCES; PARTIAL SATURATION; SOLID MATRIXES; SOLID PHASIS; STRESS STATE; WORK FOCUS;

AQUIFERS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; HYDROGEOLOGY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MULTIPHASE FLOW; OPEN SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AQUIFER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; TWO PHASE FLOW; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

EID: 79954464395     PISSN: 12944475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2516/ogst/2010032     Document Type: Article

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