Geologie modeling and fluid-flow simulation of acid gas disposal in western Wyoming

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 635-664

  Li, Shuiquan ^a   Zhang, Ye ^a   Zhang, Xu ^b   Du, Changan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIGITAL STORAGE; DISSOLUTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FORECASTING; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HYDROGEN STORAGE; HYSTERESIS; SANDSTONE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

GEOSTATISTICAL SIMULATION; INTRINSIC PERMEABILITY; PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY; PREDICTION UNCERTAINTY; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY HYSTERESIS; SEQUENTIAL GAUSSIAN SIMULATION; SEQUENTIAL INDICATOR SIMULATIONS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; FLUID FLOW; GAS STORAGE; GAUSSIAN METHOD; HYDROGEOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SANDSTONE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UPLIFT;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 84860813178     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/07261110178     Document Type: Article

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