A multidisciplinary study of a natural example of a CO2 geological reservoir in central Italy

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 12, Issue , 2013, Pages 72-83

  Trippetta, F ^a   Collettini, C ^b,c   Barchi, M R ^b   Lupattelli, A ^b   Mirabella, F ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central Italy; Long term storage; Triassic Evaporites; Underground storage

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEFORMATION; DIGITAL STORAGE; FRACTURE; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LITHOLOGY; SEISMIC WAVES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TECTONICS;

ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; CENTRAL ITALY; EVAPORITES; GEOLOGICAL RESERVOIRS; IN-LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; LONG-TERM STORAGE; SEISMIC REFLECTION PROFILES; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS;

ANHYDRITE; BOREHOLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DOLOSTONE; EVAPORITE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FLUID PRESSURE; P-WAVE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; TRIASSIC; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; WAVE VELOCITY;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 84871560164     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2012.11.010     Document Type: Article

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