Initial evaluation of advantageous synergies associated with simultaneous brine production and CO2 geological sequestration

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages 90-100

  Court, Benjamin ^a   Bandilla, Karl W ^a   Celia, Michael A ^a   Buscheck, Thomas A ^b   Nordbotten, Jan M ^a,c   Dobossy, Mark ^a,d   Janzen, Adam ^a,d  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d Geological Storage Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

Area of Review; Brine production; Injectivity; Pressure management; Risk mitigation; Synergies; Water management

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED WELLS; CARBON CAPTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOLOGY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER MANAGEMENT;

AREA OF REVIEWS; BRINE PRODUCTIONS; INJECTIVITY; PRESSURE MANAGEMENT; RISK MITIGATION; SYNERGIES;

RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT;

BRINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; LEAKAGE; PLUME; PROPERTY RIGHTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYNERGISM; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84858718664     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

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