A geologic deconstruction of one of the world's largest natural accumulations of CO2, Moxa arch,southwestern Wyoming

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1643-1664

  Becker, Thomas P ^a   Lynds, Ranie ^b  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b Wyoming State Geological Survey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHES; DIGITAL STORAGE; FOSSIL FUELS; GASES; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE; FLUID INCLUSION DATA; GAS-WATER CONTACTS; GEOLOGIC SEQUESTRATIONS; HYDRAULIC COMMUNICATION; HYDROCARBON ACCUMULATION; NATURALLY OCCURRING; SEALING CHARACTERISTICS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACCUMULATION; ANHYDRITE; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ANTICLINE; ARCH; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DATA SET; DOLOMITE; DRILLING; FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PALEOZOIC; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; REDUCTION; SEALING; SULFATE; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

BIGHORN BASIN; GERMANY; MADISON; MOXA; THURINGIA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN; WYOMING;

EID: 84866869865     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/01251211089     Document Type: Article

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