Numerical studies on CO2 injection–brine extraction process in a low-medium temperature reservoir system

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 6839-6854

  Liu, Hejuan ^a   Hou, Zhengmeng ^a,b   Were, Patrick ^a   Sun, Xiaoling ^c,d   Gou, Yang ^a,b  

^a CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d Ordos Vocational College   (China)

Author keywords

Breakthrough; Brine extraction; CO2 injection; Geothermal reservoir

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; HEATING; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); METAMORPHIC ROCKS; WATER;

BREAKTHROUGH; CONTINUOUS INJECTIONS; DEEP SALINE FORMATIONS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; PRESSURE PERTURBATION; SIMULATION PARAMETERS; THERMAL BREAKTHROUGH;

EXTRACTION;

BRINE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EXTRACTION METHOD; GEOTHERMAL POWER; POWER PLANT; RESERVOIR;

CHINA; ORDOS BASIN;

EID: 84929404868     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-015-4086-3     Document Type: Article

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