Multiwell CO2 injectivity: Impact of boundary conditions and brine extraction on geologic CO2 storage efficiency and pressure buildup

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1067-1074

  Heath, Jason E ^a   McKenna, Sean A ^a,b   Dewers, Thomas A ^a   Roach, Jesse D ^a   Kobos, Peter H ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b IBM RESEARCH   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLING FACTORS; DOWNHOLE PRESSURE; GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS; OPERATIONAL DESIGN; PRESSURE BUILD UP; STORAGE EFFICIENCY; STORAGE RESERVOIRS; STORAGE RESOURCES;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; EXTRACTION; GEOMECHANICS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL WELL FLOODING; WATER INJECTION; WELL SPACING;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; BRINE; INORGANIC SALT;

BRINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DAMAGE; GEOMECHANICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PORE SPACE;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; GAS FIELD; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; POROSITY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRESSURE; TIME;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PRESSURE; SALTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84892772241     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4017014     Document Type: Article

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