Passive injection: A strategy for mitigating reservoir pressurization, induced seismicity and brine migration in geologic CO2 storage

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 28, Issue , 2014, Pages 96-113

  Dempsey, David ^a   Kelkar, Sharad ^a   Pawar, Rajesh ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brine migration; Geomechanical; Induced seismicity; Passive injection

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ECONOMICS; GEOMECHANICS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEALS; WATER LEVELS; WELL SPACING;

COULOMB FAILURE STRESS; COUPLED THERMO-HYDRO-MECHANICAL (THM); EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOMECHANICAL; LARGE-SCALE DEPLOYMENT; NUMERICAL SIMULATORS; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL; GEOLOGIC STORAGE;

INDUCED SEISMICITY;

BRINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COULOMB CRITERION; FAULT; PRESSURE EFFECT; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RESERVOIR; SEISMICITY; FLUID INJECTION; GEOMECHANICS; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; INDUCED SEISMICITY; OIL WELL;

EID: 84903849821     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2014.06.002     Document Type: Article

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