Basin-scale modeling for CO2 sequestration in the basal sandstone reservoir of the Illinois Basin-improving the geologic model

Energy Procedia

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 2949-2960

  Mehnert, E ^a   Damico, J ^a   Frailey, S ^a   Leetaru, H ^a   Okwen, R ^a   Storsved, B ^b   Valocchi, A ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Geologic carbon sequestration; Illinois basin; Mt. simon sandstone; TOUGH2 MP; Trapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922892993     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.317     Document Type: Conference Paper

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