Lithologic, mineralogical, and petrophysical characteristics of the Eau Claire Formation: Complexities of a carbon storage system seal

Environmental Geosciences

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 81-104

  Neufelder, Ryan J ^a   Bowen, Brenda B ^a   Lahann, Richard W ^b   Rupp, John A ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; AUTHIGENIC; CAMBRIANS; CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; CARBONIC ACIDS; FLUID CONDUITS; FLUID-ROCK INTERACTION; FUNDAMENTAL CONTROL; GEOLOGIC STORAGE; ILLINOIS; LITHOFACIES; LOW PERMEABILITY; NEW MINERAL; PETROPHYSICAL; PETROPHYSICAL ANALYSIS; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SILTSTONES; SILTY MUDSTONES;

CARBON CAPTURE; CEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DISSOLUTION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MICA; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PETROGRAPHY; SANDSTONE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CAMBRIAN; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBONATE; CHLORITE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPLEXITY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DISSOLUTION; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; GLAUCONITE; GREENHOUSE GAS; LITHOFACIES; LITHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; PERMEABILITY; PETROFABRIC; PETROGRAPHY; POROSITY; REFLECTANCE; SANDSTONE; SEALING; SHALE; SILTSTONE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ILLINOIS BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867158935     PISSN: 10759565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/eg.02081211014     Document Type: Article

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