Retardation of CO2 caused by capillary pressure hysteresis: A new CO2 trapping mechanism

SPE Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 784-794

  Altundas, Y B ^a   Ramakrishnan, T S ^a   Chugunov, Nikita ^a   De Loubens, Romain ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY TUBES; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYSTERESIS LOOPS; SALINE WATER;

ACCEPTABILITY CRITERION; HYSTERESIS MODELING; IMMOBILIZATION PROCESS; PRESSURE-INDUCED MIGRATION; QUANTITATIVE MEASURES; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; SIMULATED RESULTS; TRAPPING MECHANISMS;

HYSTERESIS;

EID: 84855523232     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/139641-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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