Dipping open aquifers-The effect of top-surface topography and heterogeneity on CO2 storage efficiency

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 17, Issue , 2013, Pages 318-331

  Goater, Aaron L ^a,b   Bijeljic, Branko ^a   Blunt, Martin J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacity; Efficiency; Forties; Top surface; Topography

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; EFFICIENCY; HYDROGEOLOGY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

CAPACITY; FORTIES; MIGRATION DISTANCE; QUANTITATIVE FRAMEWORKS; STORAGE EFFICIENCY; STRUCTURAL CLOSURES; TOP SURFACE; TOPOGRAPHICAL EFFECTS;

TOPOGRAPHY;

AQUIFER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FLOW FIELD; FLOW VELOCITY; HETEROGENEITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 84879387954     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2013.04.015     Document Type: Article

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