Brine migration through fault zones: 3D numerical simulations for a prospective CO2 storage site in Northeast Germany

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 19, Issue , 2013, Pages 689-703

  Tillner, Elena ^a   Kempka, Thomas ^a   Nakaten, Benjamin ^a   Kühn, Michael ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brine migration; Numerical modelling; Permeable faults; Saline aquifers; Virtual elements

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; HYDROGEOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODELS; RISK PERCEPTION;

3-D NUMERICAL SIMULATION; FRESH WATER RESOURCES; GEOLOGICAL MODELING; PRE-PROCESSING SOFTWARE; RESERVOIR SIMULATOR; SALINE AQUIFERS; SHALLOWER AQUIFERS; VIRTUAL ELEMENTS;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPLACEMENT; FAULT ZONE; FLUID INJECTION; PERMEABILITY; SALINITY; SOFTWARE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

GERMANY;

EID: 84890239229     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2013.03.012     Document Type: Article

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