Simulating the Cranfield geological carbon sequestration project with high-resolution static models and an accurate equation of state

Soltanian, Mohamad Reza; Amooie, Mohammad Amin; Cole, David R.; Graham, David E.; Hosseini, Seyyed Abolfazl; Hovorka, Susan; Pfiffner, Susan M.; Phelps, Tommy Joe; Moortgat, Joachim

doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.10.002

Title: Simulating the Cranfield geological carbon sequestration project with high-resolution static models and an accurate equation of state

Journal Article · Tue Oct 11 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.10.002· OSTI ID:1330543

Soltanian, Mohamad Reza ^[1]; Amooie, Mohammad Amin ^[1]; Cole, David R. ^[1]; Graham, David E. ^[2]; Hosseini, Seyyed Abolfazl ^[3]; Hovorka, Susan ^[3]; Pfiffner, Susan M. ^[4]; Phelps, Tommy Joe ^[2]; Moortgat, Joachim ^[1]

The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX (United States)
The Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership: Cranfield Simulation

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Southern States Energy Board, Norcross, GA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; FC26-05NT42590

OSTI ID:: 1330543

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1396571; OSTI ID: 1479686

Report Number(s):: DOE-SSEB-42590-9

Journal Information:: International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 54, Issue P1; ISSN 1750-5836

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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