An Experimental Study of CO 2 Exsolution and Relative Permeability Measurements During CO 2 Saturated Water Depressurization

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 459-478

  Zuo, Lin ^a   Krevor, Samuel ^a   Falta, Ronald W ^b   Benson, Sally M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

CO 2 exsolution; CT scanning; Relative permeability

Indexed keywords

BEREA SANDSTONE; CAPROCK; CONTINUOUS OBSERVATION; CT SCANNING; DEPRESSURIZATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXSOLUTION; GAS BUBBLE; GASPHASE; GEOLOGIC STORAGE; HIGH PERMEABILITY; LOW PERMEABILITY; MASS BALANCE; PRESSURE RELIEF; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; ROCK SAMPLE; SATURATED WATER; STATISTICAL CORRELATION; STORAGE RESERVOIRS; STORAGE SECURITY; TRAPPING MECHANISMS; X-RAY CT;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTS; NETWORK SECURITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SANDSTONE; WATER INJECTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BEREA SANDSTONE; BRINE; CAP ROCK; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXSOLUTION; GAS PHASE REACTION; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; TOMOGRAPHY; TWO PHASE FLOW; WATER;

EID: 83855160873     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-011-9854-2     Document Type: Article

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