Geologic and infrastructure factors for delineating areas for clean coal: Examples in Texas, USA

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 513-532

  Ambrose, W A ^a   Breton, C ^a   Hovorka, S D ^a   Duncan, I J ^a   Gulen G ^b   Holtz, M H ^c   Nunez Lopez V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c PRAXAIR INC   (United States)

^d CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clean coal; Geology; GIS; Petroleum geology; Water resources

Indexed keywords

BRINE FORMATION; CLEAN COAL; CO-LOCATED; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; GIS; GULF COAST; MATURE OIL FIELDS; NON-ATTAINMENT; PERMIAN; SOURCE-SINK; SPATIAL LINKAGES; TEXAS , USA; TRANSMISSION LINE;

AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL STORAGE; ENHANCED RECOVERY; GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; LIGNITE; METAL RECOVERY; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION;

COAL DEPOSITS;

AIR QUALITY; BEARING CAPACITY; CARBON SINK; COAL; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; GIS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; LIGNITE; OIL FIELD; PETROLEUM; PIPELINE; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; SURFACE WATER;

FORT WORTH BASIN; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; PERMIAN BASIN; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955909706     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0720-2     Document Type: Article

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