First assessment of sources and sinks for carbon capture and geological storage in Portugal

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 538-548

  Carneiro, Júlio F ^a   Boavida, Dulce ^b   Silva, Ricardo ^b  

^a Geophysical Centre of Évora   (Portugal)

^b LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

CO2 storage; GIS; Portugal; Saline aquifers

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYDROGEOLOGY; NATURAL GAS PIPELINES; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGES (CCS); CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES; CO2 STORAGE; DEEP SALINE FORMATIONS; GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; POINT SOURCE EMISSIONS; PORTUGAL; SALINE AQUIFERS;

CARBON CAPTURE;

AQUIFER; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GAS PIPELINE; GIS; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SOURCE ROCK; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

ALGARVE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; LUSITANIAN BASIN; PORTO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL;

EID: 79955588364     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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