The impact of geologic variability on capacity and cost estimates for storing CO 2 in deep-saline aquifers

Energy Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1569-1579

  Eccles, Jordan K ^a   Pratson, Lincoln ^a   Newell, Richard G ^a   Jackson, Robert B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Carbon storage; CCS; Geology; Marginal abatement; Resource evaluation

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON STORAGE; CCS; COST ESTIMATE; FRIO FORMATION; GULF COAST; MARGINAL ABATEMENT COST CURVES; MICHIGAN BASIN; RESERVOIR PROPERTY; RESERVOIR QUALITY; RESOURCE EVALUATION; SANDSTONE AQUIFER; STORAGE CAPACITY; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; TRANSPORT COSTS;

AQUIFERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COST ESTIMATING; FORESTRY; GEOLOGY; HYDROGEOLOGY; SANDSTONE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ABATEMENT COST; AQUIFER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; SANDSTONE; STORAGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859810974     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2011.11.015     Document Type: Article

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