Experimental investigation of the sealing capacity of generic clay-rich caprocks

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 19, Issue , 2013, Pages 620-641

  Amann Hildenbrand, Alexandra ^a   Bertier, Pieter ^a   Busch, Andreas ^b   Krooss, Bernhard M ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary sealing efficiency; Caprocks; Effective gas permeability

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLAY MINERALS; FLOW OF GASES; GASES; LIME; LIMESTONE; REACTION RATES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ARGILLACEOUS LIMESTONE; BREAKTHROUGH EXPERIMENT; BREAKTHROUGH PRESSURES; CAPROCKS; DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; INTRINSIC PERMEABILITY; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY;

GAS PERMEABILITY;

CAP ROCK; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONFINING PRESSURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS FLOW; LIMESTONE; LITHOTYPE; MUDSTONE; PERMEABILITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SEALING;

EID: 84890188788     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2013.01.040     Document Type: Article

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