Experimental investigation into the sealing capability of naturally fractured shale caprocks to supercritical carbon dioxide flow

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3393-3409

  Edlmann, K ^a   Haszeldine, S ^a   McDermott, C I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capillary entry pressure; Caprock leakage; CO2 geological storage; Fracture aperture; Supercritical CO2 experiments

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY ENTRY PRESSURE; CAPROCK; FRACTURE APERTURES; GEOLOGICAL STORAGE; SUPERCRITICAL CO;

FRACTURE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; WATER INJECTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CAP ROCK; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRACTURE FLOW; LEAKAGE; PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; SEALING; SHALE;

EID: 84888027538     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2407-y     Document Type: Article

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