Quantifying the risk of CO2 leakage through wellbores

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 324-331

  Loizzo, M ^a   Akemu, O A P ^a   Jammes, L ^a   Desroches, J ^a   Lombardi, S ^b   Annunziatellis, A ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED WELLS; BOREHOLES; CARBON DIOXIDE; DAMAGE DETECTION; DIGITAL STORAGE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GAS INDUSTRY; GEOLOGY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CATASTROPHIC LEAK; COURSE OF ACTION; GEOLOGICAL STORAGE; MITIGATION MEASURES; PREVENTION MEASURES; RISK PREVENTION; STATISTICAL DATAS; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ABATEMENT COST; BOREHOLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONTAINMENT; DATA INTERPRETATION; DATA SET; DETECTION METHOD; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GAS STORAGE; HEALTH IMPACT; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; LEAKAGE; MITIGATION; MONITORING SYSTEM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 80053017726     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/139635-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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