Semianalytical Solution for CO2 Plume Shape and Pressure Evolution During CO2 Injection in Deep Saline Formations

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-65

  Vilarrasa, V ^a,b   Carrera, J ^a   Bolster, D ^c   Dentz, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Numerical solution; Sharp interface; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BUOYANCY; COMPRESSIBILITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

AQUIFER THICKNESS; DEEP SALINE AQUIFERS; DEEP SALINE FORMATIONS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; PRESSURE EVOLUTION; SEMI-ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; SHARP INTERFACE; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; AQUIFER; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPRESSIBILITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLUME; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 84874264798     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-012-0109-7     Document Type: Article

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