Modeling carbon sequestration in the Illinois Basin using a vertically-integrated approach

Computing and Visualization in Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-51

  Bandilla, Karl W ^a   Celia, Michael A ^a   Elliot, Thomas R ^a   Person, Mark ^b   Ellett, Kevin M ^c   Rupp, John A ^c   Gable, Carl ^d   Zhang, Yipeng ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Aquatic Research Center   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; FRACTURE PRESSURES; OIL AND GAS REFINERIES; PERMEABILITY AND POROSITIES; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PRESSURE INTERFERENCES; UNDERGROUND SOURCE;

AQUIFERS; HYDROGEOLOGY; INTEGRATED CONTROL; SANDSTONE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84880062200     PISSN: 14329360     EISSN: 14330369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00791-013-0195-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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