Influence of small scale heterogeneity on CO2 trapping processes in deep saline aquifers

Energy Procedia

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 166-173

  Gershenzon, Naum I ^a   Soltanian, Mohamadreza ^a   Ritzi, Robert W ^a   Dominic, David F ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 sequestration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920548575     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.10.363     Document Type: Conference Paper

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