Analysis of potential leakage pathways at the Cranfield, MS, U.S.A., CO2 sequestration site

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 18, Issue , 2013, Pages 388-400

  Nicot, Jean Philippe ^a   Oldenburg, Curtis M ^b   Houseworth, James E ^b   Choi, Jong Won ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fault; Plugged and abandoned wells; Risk assessment; Spill point; Well leakage

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED WELLS; AQUIFERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CEMENTS; FAULTING; HYDROGEOLOGY; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELL FLOODING; QUALITY CONTROL; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

CEMENT BOND LOGS; CO2 SEQUESTRATION; FLUVIAL SEDIMENT; GROUND SURFACES; PRESSURE INCREASE; STOCHASTIC NUMERICAL MODELING; STRUCTURE-RELATED; WELLBORE FLOW MODEL;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84885861755     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2012.10.011     Document Type: Article

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