An experimental and numerical investigation into the impact of dissolution/precipitation mechanisms on CO2 injectivity in the wellbore and far field regions

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 579-588

  Bacci, Giacomo ^a   Korre, Anna ^a   Durucan, Sevket ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CO2 storage; Dissolution; Injectivity; Limestone cores; Precipitation; Rock fluid interaction

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BOREHOLES; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); LIME; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROPHYSICS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND STORAGE; CO2 STORAGE; DISSOLUTION/PRECIPITATION; INJECTIVITY; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PERMEABILITY AND POROSITIES; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE;

CARBON CAPTURE;

AQUIFER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW MODELING; FLUID INJECTION; LIMESTONE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

EID: 79955618712     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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