Modifications of carbonate fracture hydrodynamic properties by CO 2-acidified brine flow

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 4221-4231

  Deng, Hang ^a   Ellis, Brian R ^a,d   Peters, Catherine A ^a   Fitts, Jeffrey P ^a   Crandall, Dustin ^b,c   Bromhal, Grant S ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c URS CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; FRACTURE TRANSMISSIVITIES; FRACTURE TRANSMISSIVITY; HYDRODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; PREFERENTIAL DISSOLUTION; STATISTICAL MODELING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3-D) RECONSTRUCTION; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN;

CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FRACTAL DIMENSION; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FRACTURE;

EID: 84882345375     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef302041s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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