Implications of spatial reservoir uncertainty for CO2 sequestration in the east Snake River Plain, Idaho (USA)

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 689-699

  Pollyea, Ryan M ^a   Fairley, Jerry P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractured rocks; Geologic carbon sequestration; Geostatistics; Heterogeneity; USA

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GEOSTATISTICS; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; MINERALIZATION; PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

IDAHO; SNAKE RIVER PLAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861624126     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-012-0847-1     Document Type: Article

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