Pre-site characterization risk analysis for commercial-scale carbon sequestration

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 3908-3915

  Dai, Zhenxue ^a   Stauffer, Philip H ^a   Carey, J William ^a   Middleton, Richard S ^a   Lu, Zhiming ^a   Jacobs, John F ^a   Hnottavange Telleen, Ken ^b   Spangler, Lee H ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; DIGITAL STORAGE; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MONTE CARLO METHODS; OIL WELL FLOODING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; WELLS;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DETECTION PROBABILITIES; MONITORING STRATEGY; MONITORING WELLS; SCIENTIFIC RESULTS; SINGLE INJECTION WELL; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; STORAGE RESERVOIRS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PRESSURE EFFECT; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STORAGE STRUCTURE; WELL WATER;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; MIGRATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRE SITE CHARACTERIZATION RISK ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; RESERVOIR; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCK; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; MONTANA; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POROSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84897545664     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es405468p     Document Type: Article

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