High-resolution simulations of migration pathways and the related potential well risk at the IEAGHG Weyburn-Midale CO2 storage project

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 16, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Cavanagh, Andrew ^a   Rostron, Ben ^b  

^a not available   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capillary flow simulation; CCUS; EOR; Leakage pathways; Regional migration; Well risk; Weyburn model

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY FLOW; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEOLOGY; NETWORK SECURITY;

CCUS; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS; MIGRATION PATHWAY; POTENTIAL WELLS; REGIONAL MIGRATION; SECONDARY CONTAINMENT; SECONDARY STORAGE; STORAGE SECURITY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

AQUIFER; CAPILLARITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLOW MODELING; LEAKAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

CANADA; MIDALE; SASKATCHEWAN; WEYBURN;

EID: 84878114761     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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