The role of CO2 in CH4 exsolution from deep brine: Implications for geologic carbon sequestration

Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 359-377

  Oldenburg, Curtis M ^a   Doughty, Christine ^a   Spycher, Nicolas ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

exsolution; geologic carbon sequestration; methane; solubility; TOUGH2

Indexed keywords

CARBON; METHANE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SOLUBILITY;

EXSOLUTION; GEOLOGIC CARBON SEQUESTRATIONS; HENRY'S LAW COEFFICIENT; NUMERICAL DISPERSIONS; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; SEISMIC MONITORING; SOLUBILITY MODELS; TOUGH2;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84886789260     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21523878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ghg.1370     Document Type: Article

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