Capillary pressure measurements for CO2, brine and berea sandstone at reservoir conditions

4th EAGE CO2 Geological Storage Workshop 2014: Demonstrating Storage Integrity and Building Confidence in CCS

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 132-136

  Sarmadivaleh, M ^a   Iglauer, S ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY TUBES; CARBON CAPTURE; GEOLOGY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SANDSTONE;

BEREA SANDSTONE; CO2 FLOW RATE; INJECTION PRESSURES; INJECTION RATES; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; SATURATED BRINES; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; WATER SATURATIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84907360179     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.20140094     Document Type: Conference Paper

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