Evaluation and development of options for remediation of CO2 leakage into groundwater aquifers from geologic carbon storage

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 62-73

  Esposito, Ariel ^a   Benson, Sally M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide geologic storage; Groundwater; Remediation

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED WELLS; AQUIFERS; EXTRACTION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDROGEOLOGY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MULTIPHASE FLOW; POTABLE WATER; PROCESS CONTROL; REMEDIATION;

BUOYANCY INDUCED FLOW; CONFINING LAYERS; GEOLOGIC CARBON STORAGES; GEOLOGIC STORAGE; GROUNDWATER AQUIFER; REMEDIAL ACTION PLANS; REMEDIATION PLAN; SIMULTANEOUS INJECTIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AQUIFER; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOLUTION; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; LEAKAGE; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PLUME; REMEDIATION;

EID: 84858433257     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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