Modeling of CBM production, CO 2 injection, and tracer movement at a field CO 2 sequestration site

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 96-97, Issue , 2012, Pages 120-136

  Siriwardane, Hema J ^a,b   Bowes, Benjamin D ^a   Bromhal, Grant S ^b   Gondle, Raj K ^a   Wells, Arthur W ^c   Strazisar, Brian R ^c  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Reservoir modeling; Tracer injection; Tracer modeling

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL TIME; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL BASINS; COAL SEAMS; COALBED METHANE PRODUCTION; DUAL POROSITY; GEOMETRIC DETAILS; GEOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES; HISTORY MATCHING; MEASURED FIELD; METHANE PRODUCTION; MODELING TECHNIQUE; MONITORING TECHNIQUES; MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES; MONITORING WELLS; NEW MEXICO; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; OFFSET PRODUCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION TOOLS; PERFLUOROCARBONS; PILOT TESTS; POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES; RESERVOIR ANISOTROPY; RESERVOIR HETEROGENEITY; RESERVOIR MODELING; RESERVOIR PERFORMANCE; RESERVOIR PROPERTY; TRACER INJECTIONS; TRACER MODELING;

COAL DEPOSITS; METHANE; MONITORING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; WATER INJECTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANISOTROPY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL PRODUCTION; COAL SEAM; COALBED METHANE; FLUID INJECTION; HETEROGENEITY; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; RESERVOIR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRACER;

EID: 84860281311     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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