Integrated, geothermal-CO2 storage reservoirs: Adaptable, multi-stage, sustainable, energy-recovery strategies that reduce carbon intensity and environmental risk

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 36 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 373-382

  Buscheck, Thomas A ^a   Elliot, Thomas R ^b   Celia, Michael A ^b   Chen, Mingjie ^a   Hao, Yue ^a   Lu, Chuanhe ^a   Sun, Yunwei ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Co production; Geologic CO2 storage; Geothermal; Heat extraction; Reservoir simulation; Sedimentary formation

Indexed keywords

CO-PRODUCTION; GEOLOGIC CO; GEOTHERMAL; HEAT EXTRACTION; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; SEDIMENTARY FORMATION;

CARBON; DESALINATION; FLUIDS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SALINE WATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WASTE HEAT; WATER FILTRATION; WATER INJECTION; WELL SPACING;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84876250080     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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