Micromodel investigations of CO2 exsolution from carbonated water in sedimentary rocks

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 188-197

  Zuo, Lin ^a   Zhang, Changyong ^b   Falta, Ronald W ^c   Benson, Sally M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary trapping; CO2 exsolution; Micromodel; Mobility; Snap off

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE GROWTH; CAPILLARY TRAPPING; CARBONATED WATERS; CRITICAL GAS SATURATION; DEPRESSURIZATIONS; EXSOLUTION; GASPHASE; LOW MOBILITY; MICROMODEL; MOBILE GAS; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; SNAP-OFF; TRAPPED GAS; WATER FLOWS; WATER PHASE;

CARRIER MOBILITY; FLOW OF WATER; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GASES; HYDRAULICS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BUBBLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS FLOW; GAS PHASE REACTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; WATER FLOW;

EID: 84871671369     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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