Capillary-trapping capacity of sandstones and sandpacks

SPE Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 778-783

  Iglauer, Stefan ^a   Wülling, Wolfgang ^b   Pentland, Christopher H ^c   Al Mansoori, Saleh K ^c   Blunt, Martin J ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Basler Versicherungen   (Switzerland)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIGITAL STORAGE; POROSITY; SANDSTONE;

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGES (CCS); CO2 STORAGE; ELEVATED PRESSURE; NON-WETTING; PHASE SATURATIONS; RESIDUAL SATURATION; SAFE STORAGE;

CARBON CAPTURE;

EID: 84855540483     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/120960-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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