Geologic heterogeneity and economic uncertainty of subsurface carbon dioxide storage

SPE Economics and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-41

  Heath, J E ^a   Kobos, P H ^a   Roach, J D ^a   Dewers, T A ^a   McKenna, S A ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; PETROPHYSICS; WELL COMPLETION;

CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE; DRILLING AND COMPLETION; ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY; GEOLOGIC HETEROGENEITY; GEOSTATISTICAL; INJECTION WELLS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84857522779     PISSN: 21501173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/158241-PA     Document Type: Article

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