Active CO2 reservoir management for sustainable geothermal energy extraction and reduced leakage

Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 50-65

  Elliot, Thomas R ^a   Buscheck, Thomas A ^b   Celia, Michael ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon capture and utilization; Carbon sequestration; CCUS; Geothermal; Subsurface hydrology

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CCUS; GEOTHERMAL; HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION; MANAGEMENT SIMULATIONS; SEDIMENTARY RESERVOIRS; SEMI-ANALYTICAL MODEL; SUBSURFACE HYDROLOGY;

RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84876190845     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21523878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ghg.1328     Document Type: Article

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