Iron precipitation in a natural CO2 reservoir: Jurassic Navajo Sandstone in the northern San Rafael Swell, UT, USA

Geofluids

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 82-92

  Potter Mcintyre, S ^a   Allen, J ^b   Lee, S Y ^a   Han, W S ^c   Chan, M ^a   Mcpherson, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 sequestration; Colorado; Diagenesis; Iron oxide; Navajo Sandstone

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; ARENITE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GYPSUM; ILLITE; IRON OXIDE; KAOLINITE; LITHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); QUARTZ;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873526646     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: 14688123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gfl.12014     Document Type: Article

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