Effects of geologic reservoir uncertainty on CO2 transport and storage infrastructure

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages 132-142

  Middleton, Richard S ^a   Keating, Gordon N ^a   Viswanathan, Hari S ^a   Stauffer, Philip H ^a   Pawar, Rajesh J ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrastructure; Optimization; Saline aquifers; System modelling; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBON CAPTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; PIPELINES;

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; GEOLOGIC RESERVOIRS; INFRASTRUCTURE; OIL SHALE INDUSTRY; SALINE AQUIFERS; STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE; SYSTEM MODELLING; UNCERTAINTY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AQUIFER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EMISSION CONTROL; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; INFRASTRUCTURE; OPTIMIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858110772     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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