Tracing the movement of CO2 injected into a mature oilfield using carbon isotope abundance ratios: The example of the Pembina Cardium CO2 Monitoring project

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 933-941

  Johnson, Gareth ^a,b   Mayer, Bernhard ^a   Shevalier, Maurice ^a   Nightingale, Michael ^a   Hutcheon, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Osbourne House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alberta; Carbon isotopes; Cardium formation; Enhanced oil recovery; Pembina; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBON; ENHANCED RECOVERY; HYDROGEOLOGY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); ISOTOPES; OIL FIELDS;

ALBERTA; CARBON ISOTOPES; CARDIUM FORMATION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; PEMBINA; STABLE ISOTOPES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AQUIFER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; OIL FIELD; PLUME; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

CARDIUM;

EID: 80051475654     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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