Theoretical analysis of how pressure buildup and CO2 migration can both constrain storage capacity in deep saline aquifers

ML Szulczewski, CW MacMinn, R Juanes - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Estimating the carbon dioxide (CO 2) storage capacity of deep saline aquifers is important
for identifying those most suitable for sequestration, and for planning the future development …

How pressure buildup and CO2 migration can both constrain storage capacity in deep saline aquifers

ML Szulczewski, CW MacMinn, R Juanes - Energy Procedia, 2011 - Elsevier
A promising way to mitigate global warming is to sequester CO2 in deep saline aquifers. In
order to determine which aquifers are the best for sequestration, it is helpful to estimate how …

A simple but rigorous model for calculating CO2 storage capacity in deep saline aquifers at the basin scale

M Szulczewski, R Juanes - Energy Procedia, 2009 - Elsevier
Safely sequestering CO2 in a deep saline aquifer requires calculating how much CO2 the
aquifer can store. Since offsetting nationwide emissions requires sequestering large …

Status of CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers with emphasis on modeling approaches and practical simulations

MA Celia, S Bachu, JM Nordbotten… - Water Resources …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the only viable technology to mitigate carbon
emissions while allowing continued large‐scale use of fossil fuels. The storage part of CCS …

Have we overestimated saline aquifer CO2 storage capacities?

S Thibeau, V Mucha - Oil & Gas Science and …, 2011 - ogst.ifpenergiesnouvelles.fr
During future, large scale CO 2 geological storage in saline aquifers, fluid pressure is
expected to rise as a consequence of CO 2 injection, but the pressure build up will have to …

Analytical solution for estimating storage efficiency of geologic sequestration of CO2

RT Okwen, MT Stewart, JA Cunningham - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
During injection of carbon dioxide (CO2) into deep saline aquifers, the available pore
volume of the aquifer may be used inefficiently, thereby decreasing the effective capacity of …

Using pressure and volumetric approaches to estimate CO2 storage capacity in deep saline aquifers

S Thibeau, S Bachu, J Birkholzer, S Holloway, F Neele… - Energy Procedia, 2014 - Elsevier
Various approaches are used to evaluate the capacity of saline aquifers to store CO 2,
resulting in a wide range of capacity estimates for a given aquifer. The two approaches most …

Effects of variable injection rate on reservoir responses and implications for CO2 storage in saline aquifers

C Li, F Maggi, K Zhang, C Guo, Y Gan… - … Gases: Science and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Past reservoir simulations of carbon dioxide (CO2) storage in saline aquifers have shown
that the injection procedure can influence CO2 storage efficiency and injectivity. To …

Storage capacity and injection rate estimates for CO₂ sequestration in deep saline aquifers in the conterminous United States

ML Szulczewski - 2009 - dspace.mit.edu
A promising method to mitigate global warming is injecting CO₂ into deep saline aquifers.
In order to ensure the safety of this method, it is necessary to understand how much CO₂ …

Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS) in Saline Aquifers versus Depleted Gas Fields

RH Worden - Geosciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Saline aquifers have been used for CO2 storage as a dedicated greenhouse gas mitigation
strategy since 1996. Depleted gas fields are now being planned for large-scale CCS …